mines a merit and i had to install the wires myself. first i got a diesel clockset too, which meant my car limited itself at a reported 3500rpm, which scared the shit out of me at first, then i realised what happened and told my mate i had dropped a 300BHP engine in it and revved to 3000rpm. and he sort of believed me cos it was revving it tits off.
the place i bought the dials off sent me a petrol set free of charge too, allvox, brilliant spares shop

If u own an LS u will have all necessary connections.

If its a merit, u will not.

simple.

Matt

or just buy an aftermarket rev counter! :)

Sell it and get a SRi then, cheap as chips, and have all the toys

my standard don't have a rev counter mate, thats the only real difference I'm bothered about.

doesnt GSi have 140, higher redline and oil pressure gague?

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Originally posted by mad_mike
whats the differnce with the GSI dash and standard

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whats the differnce with the GSI dash and standard

mine didnt have either of the wires you mentioned above but did have the green wire for the rev counter, actually mine did have a boot light :boggle:

mine doesnt have any extra wires, i have been informed that at the beginning of 97 R vauxhall decided that it was too costly to fit all corsas with full wiring, so took out whatever wiring was not needed at the time, mine didnt have a rev wire, rear speaker wire, boot light wire, central locking wires in the door or boot, the list can go on..

or check if u have the green wire in you plug behind your dials, if its an LS then theres a good chance you have, mine did and it was a '96 LS

aha, ive done this, its not so straightforward as a simple swap.
assuming you have a newer corsa with a K= number and not W= on your speedo,
first you have to get a petrol dial set with the same k= number.
then you have to gain access to the ECU, find the green wire, hook a voltmeter to it and rev the car, the voltage should go up with the revs if you have the right wire.
then you need to connect a wire to that contact, however you see fit, (i jammed the wire in the same plughole insulation taped it good and proper in place) then you have to put the wire in the 5th slot from the left on the top row of contcats on the block in the hole in the dash where the clock unit goes.

Thinking of fitting a GSi dash to mi car. Its only a 1.2 8v base model so will the connections be there or is it gonna be a bitch to sort out a rev counter?