10-31-2010, 02:37 PM | #1 |
Low Rider
Drives: Black Mamba (2011 2SS/RS) Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: CH
Posts: 76
|
4 gauges in the metric system
Hey guys,
I hope you are all well. I am sitting here in Europe with my Camaro....and did want to have alittle change. I have the US model, and I woudl love to change the 4 Gauges (oil, temp, etc.) to the metric system like you have it in your cars and the mexican models. Is there any way to buy the form and to re-program it...? Has anyone a site where i could buy it? thanks in advance |
10-31-2010, 04:53 PM | #2 |
In The Circle
Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS IOM M6 Join Date: May 2009
Location: Abbotsford BC Canada
Posts: 11,291
|
Beyond me. But I bet some will know. Not sure if you posted in the right section.
|
10-31-2010, 08:17 PM | #3 |
Low Rider
Drives: Black Mamba (2011 2SS/RS) Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: CH
Posts: 76
|
well I thought regional forums, canada so...
should I post it somewhere else? |
10-31-2010, 08:23 PM | #4 |
Drives: '10 1LT/RS Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Canada
Posts: 610
|
I bet you just need to buy the metric gauges. I know the cars can flip back and forth between metric and the US systems on the regular display, so I don't know if a car made for the US is any different from one for Canada (or the rest of the world). This would make me think that the needles in the gauges move the same, it's just the face of the gauges that is different. If not, it might only be a resistor difference in the gauges themselves, but I don't see GM going to that much trouble. I figure its only the faces that are different. Can they be pulled apart? It might be easy to make your own faces for the gauges and get them printed professionally on some card and re-insert them in the gauges. sorry for the ramble, hopefully it was some help, maybe haha
|
10-31-2010, 08:30 PM | #5 | |
|
Quote:
I believe the Canadian faces for the gauges are shown in the owners manual. You could probably take the PDF of the owners manual and have it printed, or look for the gauges on ebay.ca or something.
__________________
Check out my Camaro http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84133
|
|
10-31-2010, 09:00 PM | #6 |
Low Rider
Drives: Black Mamba (2011 2SS/RS) Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: CH
Posts: 76
|
Yay i thought about that too...
A friend of mine is doing stuff like that, he almost changed everything on his car I was curious, because I thought you can get the parts on a HP from gm canada....thats why I was wondering if I could order it directly there and save me the time with all other stuff.... But I didnÄt find anything on the net no candian owners who know where to get the parts...? |
10-31-2010, 09:26 PM | #7 |
Drives: '10 1LT/RS Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Canada
Posts: 610
|
what parts are you looking for? if you contact a GM dealer in Canada via email (or via PM since there are a few on here, like member 'blkngldbabe' is from Highland GM), Im sure they can ship to you.
|
10-31-2010, 09:30 PM | #8 |
Low Rider
Drives: Black Mamba (2011 2SS/RS) Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: CH
Posts: 76
|
that would be awesome!
I am looking for the auxiliary ones! http://www.chevypartsplus.com/produc...l-trans-p-2160 where can I find all the dealers in here? is there a specific thread? I am kinda new here as you can see.... thanks alot in any case! |
11-04-2010, 02:47 PM | #9 |
Drives: IOM/IOM 2LT Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Toronto
Posts: 44
|
I'm pretty sure it's just the faces, not the needles, funny because I wanted the US ones, how much is a kilopascal really! I wish we could see the tire pressure to read in lbs.
If you find out an easy 'face' replacement or whatnot let me know! |
11-04-2010, 03:20 PM | #10 |
Drives: 1998 Camaro Z28 Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Unity, Sk, Canada
Posts: 187
|
You can go into the menu and change your car from metric to imperial. and it changes it to psi
__________________
07 Escalade, CAI, Corsa exhaust, predator tuner.
2011 SS/RS synergy green, sunroof, M6. Street scene ground effects, hood spear and shark fin decals from ridergraphix. |
11-04-2010, 07:59 PM | #11 |
Low Rider
Drives: Black Mamba (2011 2SS/RS) Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: CH
Posts: 76
|
yeah, but the gauges can't change you have to order new ones !
|
11-08-2010, 07:07 PM | #12 |
Sask-man from Sask
Drives: 2010 1SSRS M6 Black of course! Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 312
|
NO if the car is a USA car you cannot buy and put in Canadian Metric gauges. They dont work!
I assume your putting them in a 1SS so if your buying the guages make dam sure you get the wire harness to tap into the main harness or the gauges are useless. Those wire adapters are next too impossible to get from GM seperately. I also found that out the hard way. Thankfully I found a member on the forum who made me one. You would think that the computer would just adapt, but GM, in there infinite wisdom made it so it doesn't for whatever reason. The same thinking of putting in a whole different wire harness in the 1SS and the 2SS. |
11-08-2010, 07:50 PM | #13 |
Low Rider
Drives: Black Mamba (2011 2SS/RS) Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: CH
Posts: 76
|
No am sorry, its an 2011 2SS with RS....so you think it won't work, or you KNOW it won't work...?
thanks |
11-14-2010, 09:25 PM | #14 |
Sask-man from Sask
Drives: 2010 1SSRS M6 Black of course! Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 312
|
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Supercharger / Turbocharger Results (INFO) Thread | radz28 | Forced Induction - V8 | 273 | 08-15-2023 04:44 PM |
Cold Air Inductions Intake System! ADM Performance Cold Air Scoop! & Packages! | AutoAgenda | V8 Bolt-Ons & Tunes | 438 | 11-23-2013 10:49 PM |
Can we use the catchcan made for the G8? | HaZe_X | Camaro V8 LS3 / L99 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons | 16 | 05-05-2010 10:35 AM |
Nitrous Outlet 2010 Camaro Nitrous System and Accessories! | Nitro Dave | Forced Induction | 9 | 11-26-2009 11:49 PM |