The needles on the dash really need to be calibrated.

[99Yuk]

Fuel, water temp, and speed are all wrong.

I just drove 7840kms round trip and used the Maxitrip computer for the first time.

Here is one crazy example of how f$ucked up this is. I was getting four different vehicle speeds from four different
sources.
- Dash needle says 120kph.
- Trip computer says 111kph.
- Road side radar says 108kph.
- GPS says 109kph.
What was my actual speed? I dunno.

My dash needle is on average 10kph off from what the GPS was reading and about 5kph off from what my truck computer says. I guess that's why I havn't got a speeding ticket in this truck ever! When I think I'm speeding, I'm not!

Water temp went to 90c and stayed there, but the water temp varied from 84c to 89c.

Fuel gauge was way off. 1/2tank of actual fuel shows on the dash as 3/4. I learnt that if the needle shows less than 1/2 tank, better find a gas station fast!

I kinda knew before this trip that the gauges where off abit especially the fuel gauge, but this trip showed just how far off they are.

 

[Black_Rain]

Yea my fuel gauge is off for sure, found that out the hard way. It is so far off that the fuel light never comes on! But now I know. lol

 

[haks310]

We have a fuel light?

 

[destroyer1362]

^there's a fuel light?

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I guess great minds think alike lol

 

[bsamoul]

lol mine def has no fuel light lol

 

[bai78]

I don't recall seeing a fuel light on either the original cluster or the Denali one in the truck.

 

[ravingmadman]

You waited for the fuel light to get gas, but your truck doesn't have a fuel light? Here's your sign.....

 

[AtomicHoe094]

there is deff no fuel light..
not on my 95 tahoe nor the 2000 escalade gauges i picked up..

 

[haks310]

We have a fuel light?

Yes, this was a rhetorical question.





You can take the needles off and re-install them if you have the ****** to do so.

You will have to go at least 10mph to get the speed needle accurate. The rest you can just read off your scanner.

 

[yukonaetahoe]

Where would we go to get them calibrated?