Speed needle - Toyota Yaris Forums

jetaimejsc · 04-29-2011, 12:02 AM

Ok, so I changed the speedometer color and everything went fine. I put it all back together and put the speed needle back and fixed it to 0 and when I turned the car on it went below 0. Next I tried to take the faceplate off and turn it on and change the below 0 to 0 so it stayed put. I drove a bit and after called it a day. Next morning the needle was back to below 0 so what i did was push it in harder and drove around and it would not move at all. Stuck on 0. Now I loosened it up again and again put it to 0 and later went out to check and again. Below 0. Hope I'm making sense here. Any help would be appreciated. Sorry for typos. Typing from iphone

rl67pinoy · 04-29-2011, 12:22 AM

U broke it. Lol

jetaimejsc · 04-29-2011, 12:24 AM

i hope not. Right now its sitting at below 0. So it still moves when i accelerate, just about 10 miles behind

rl67pinoy · 04-29-2011, 12:32 AM

I hope i can help but thats one of the things i dont mess wid in the car.
Good luck fixin it.

jetaimejsc · 04-29-2011, 10:56 AM

anyone else?

matthewai · 04-29-2011, 11:06 AM

just put a [-10] behind every number

CTScott · 04-29-2011, 11:11 AM

I suggest taking the front cover off, and then adjusting it after turning on the ignition.

jetaimejsc · 04-29-2011, 11:29 AM

^ Thats exactly what i did. It was below 0 and i took the cover off and turned the car on, moved it to exactly 0 and drove around. Worked perfect. I put the cover back on and got in the car the next morning and it was back to below 0.

CTScott · 04-29-2011, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jetaimejsc

^ Thats exactly what i did. It was below 0 and i took the cover off and turned the car on, moved it to exactly 0 and drove around. Worked perfect. I put the cover back on and got in the car the next morning and it was back to below 0.

Does it seem like the needle's tube is slipping?

jetaimejsc · 04-29-2011, 11:51 AM

not really. At first when i moved it, the needle felt loose, but i turned car on and it felt some resistance so i moved it to 0. now i pushed it in more and it never moved up or down, just stuck on 0. So i loosened it up some but after i drive and leave the car it just falls below 0

CTScott · 04-29-2011, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jetaimejsc

not really. At first when i moved it, the needle felt loose, but i turned car on and it felt some resistance so i moved it to 0. now i pushed it in more and it never moved up or down, just stuck on 0. So i loosened it up some but after i drive and leave the car it just falls below 0

When you adjust it powered-on, you have to pull the needle off and press it back in place. If you rotated it while powered-on, that explains why on the next trip it dropped back below zero. It only recalibrates itself on power-up. If you move the needle once it has already calibrated, you bypass the initial calibration.

jetaimejsc · 04-29-2011, 12:24 PM

Ok. I'll try that then. Thanks

annn · 04-29-2011, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CTScott

When you adjust it powered-on, you have to pull the needle off and press it back in place. If you rotated it while powered-on, that explains why on the next trip it dropped back below zero. It only recalibrates itself on power-up. If you move the needle once it has already calibrated, you bypass the initial calibration.

You always have excellent info...fun to read you excellent help info for this member.

jetaimejsc · 04-29-2011, 01:31 PM

Just got back and it worked, thanks CTScott

GeneralDon7 · 04-30-2011, 03:21 AM

I had that same problem when I did my LED change, though mine eventually corrected itself back to 0, but now I have the issue if i accelerate too fast the needle gets stuck at 60.

jetaimejsc · 04-30-2011, 03:28 AM

mine was getting stuck at around 40ish, i retried what CTScott said and eventually it worked and just kept going to whatever speed i was going without getting stuck

04-29-2011, 12:02 AM	#1
jetaimejsc Drives: Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bville, TN Posts: 212	Speed needle Ok, so I changed the speedometer color and everything went fine. I put it all back together and put the speed needle back and fixed it to 0 and when I turned the car on it went below 0. Next I tried to take the faceplate off and turn it on and change the below 0 to 0 so it stayed put. I drove a bit and after called it a day. Next morning the needle was back to below 0 so what i did was push it in harder and drove around and it would not move at all. Stuck on 0. Now I loosened it up again and again put it to 0 and later went out to check and again. Below 0. Hope I'm making sense here. Any help would be appreciated. Sorry for typos. Typing from iphone

04-29-2011, 11:11 AM	#7
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	I suggest taking the front cover off, and then adjusting it after turning on the ignition. __________________

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04-29-2011, 12:22 AM	#2
rl67pinoy Drives: 2007 Ghetto VITZ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 808 Posts: 25	U broke it. Lol

04-29-2011, 12:24 AM	#3
jetaimejsc Drives: Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bville, TN Posts: 212	i hope not. Right now its sitting at below 0. So it still moves when i accelerate, just about 10 miles behind

04-29-2011, 12:32 AM	#4
rl67pinoy Drives: 2007 Ghetto VITZ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 808 Posts: 25	I hope i can help but thats one of the things i dont mess wid in the car. Good luck fixin it.

04-29-2011, 10:56 AM	#5
jetaimejsc Drives: Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bville, TN Posts: 212	anyone else?

04-29-2011, 11:06 AM	#6
matthewai Drives: it is kinda stock Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: united states Posts: 1,258	just put a [-10] behind every number

04-29-2011, 11:29 AM	#8
jetaimejsc Drives: Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bville, TN Posts: 212	^ Thats exactly what i did. It was below 0 and i took the cover off and turned the car on, moved it to exactly 0 and drove around. Worked perfect. I put the cover back on and got in the car the next morning and it was back to below 0.

04-29-2011, 11:51 AM	#10
jetaimejsc Drives: Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bville, TN Posts: 212	not really. At first when i moved it, the needle felt loose, but i turned car on and it felt some resistance so i moved it to 0. now i pushed it in more and it never moved up or down, just stuck on 0. So i loosened it up some but after i drive and leave the car it just falls below 0

04-29-2011, 12:24 PM	#12
jetaimejsc Drives: Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bville, TN Posts: 212	Ok. I'll try that then. Thanks

04-29-2011, 01:31 PM	#14
jetaimejsc Drives: Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bville, TN Posts: 212	Just got back and it worked, thanks CTScott

04-30-2011, 03:21 AM	#15
GeneralDon7 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 221	I had that same problem when I did my LED change, though mine eventually corrected itself back to 0, but now I have the issue if i accelerate too fast the needle gets stuck at 60.

04-30-2011, 03:28 AM	#16
jetaimejsc Drives: Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bville, TN Posts: 212	mine was getting stuck at around 40ish, i retried what CTScott said and eventually it worked and just kept going to whatever speed i was going without getting stuck