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Author How much for a Speedo cable fitted??
Foz
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13th Dec 04 at 16:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

on a Gsi

3 hours labour

only £133.............!!! i am stunned & skint!

treat myself to a new car new year, fed up with the Corsa now.
Richie
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13th Dec 04 at 16:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

you got raped on that mate, would have been cheaper to get some electric clocks and an electric sender from a scrappy!
Foz
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13th Dec 04 at 16:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

£20 for the cable. Mechanic wudnt rip me off he told me exactly what he does everytime and is someone i no. He said he had to take of part the engine lower mounts, battery, strip out the dash bit etc
Richie
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i dont think so, seems a bit fishy that!

im sure its much much easier than that, RAC guy did it to a 1.4 16v in like 15/20 mins!
Ojc
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13th Dec 04 at 17:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

You are joking

£133 for fitting a speedo cable.

It is fiddly but I'm not quite sure it would be that difficult from underneath working in a pit or under a ramp.
Foz
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13th Dec 04 at 17:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

he said it took 3 hours and Gsi engine there is no room, took me a hour to take out the battery once.
Tim
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Didn't take me 3 hours on an XE on my drive Sorry but that is a bit steep...
Ojc
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13th Dec 04 at 17:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Foz
took me a hour to take out the battery once.




Love you
myke
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13th Dec 04 at 17:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

shouldn't even take an hour !
cable is £13
ed
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13th Dec 04 at 17:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Cable £free Fitting £free.
myke
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Sam
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Doesn't the speedo cable go from the back of the dials to the gearbox?
Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam
Doesn't the speedo cable go from the back of the dials to the gearbox?


Yes.
Sam
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14th Dec 04 at 21:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Dunno what it's like on the Corsa but on the Astra it's a piece of piss. Wouldn't have thought it would be much difference?

Although I guess there is more room in the Astra engine bay than in the Corsa, unless you have a gay engine like a 1.2 8v...
Adam-D
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14th Dec 04 at 21:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i agree its fiddly but £133 bloody hell
Adam-D
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put into context
i removed a whole engine in less time than that

 
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