Speedo not working

Having just joined the forum I see that a speedos are a bit of a problem on GTAs.
Mine has suffered similar symptoms to others posted, ie. working intermittently and now not at all. Unfortuantely I need at least the trip computer to be working for my limited mileage classic car insurance.
Apparently its a common problem with the "speedo head unit" but the only solution appears to be a replacement which is about £700+ as the whole binnacle is needed.
Are there any other more palatable options such as repair and/or 2nd hand units - I'm even contemplating getting a 3rd aprty speedo such as a "Stack" unit and setting that up to work.
Any advice would be much appreciated...

[simontaylor]

Paul, My car has had the same problem for the previous owner. I see from the receipts I have that firstly a sensor was replaced then he paid £354 at crawley down for a new instument panel, and the speedo works fine for me, so far...... i'll post you the part no from the invoice if you want, when I get home. Simon.

[stephendell]

Is your car an atmo or a turbo?

Paul at ARR has a brand new turbo speedo cluster in stock & I have a second hand atmo cluster.

It could be any one of a number of problems though. Loose connections, faulty sender on gearbox etc etc

Thanks, but have had sender and all connections etc tested and they all seem ok. Unfortunately its a Turbo and it was ARR that quoted me the £700 (i.e 600 + VAT) + fitting which i just cant afford..
£350 seems better but still a bit steep !

I'm having similar problems with the speedo on my Turbo. Can anyone tell me where the sender is located on the gearbox, so I can check it and where any other relevent connections are I can check. Thanks.

you should find the speedo sensor on the o/s of the gearbox, near the drive shaft area.

Thanks. I'll get under and check it at the next opportunity.

Simon Autos in Germany do the dials for 387 euros.....whcih translates to about £250 if youre in need!

Thanks I'll bear that in mind. I just hope I'm not in need!