Instrument panel cable color codes in a 328?

I did something very stupid. I was replacing my Speedo with one only in Km/h and, when taking out the pannel, and disconnecting all the small lights to take it out, I did not take note of their placement... doh!!!

Does any body have a note with the colour code ccable couples that match each light? Left and right fan, defrozer, Slow Down light, Parking light, security belt light etc...

- Thanks.

 

LOL, I already thought of that, but I have a small problem, I am replacing the radiator and hoses and have all the front trunk, including the battery disasembled and water out.

While I wait for the parts I decided to work in the instrument replacement, and did this stupid thing...

No big deal, if nobody knows I will wait until I put back the radiator and ensable everything and then do as you say.

Thanks.

 

You are right my car is February '86 328 GTS US version. Hmm, I have not thought of that. Is there any way to adjust/tweak it?

Thanks

- Julio.

 

I just thought of a 4th one. My miles speedo works fine, I was just exchanging it for readibility as I was getting in trouble in the M40 in Madrid because I tend to forget I am looking at the mph instead of the smaller kph numbers.

So here is the 4th: I change the face plate of the speedos and install back the original US verion with the European face plate. The mile counter will stay the same but I will be only looking at the speed in km/h.

Also as that layout has the km/h scale slightly further that the US it might even compensate for the 10% original difference.

Am I crazy if I try that?

- Julio.

 

Thanks Kurt,

that is exactlly what I needed. You are right again about the speedo, it is pretty strongly glued. Most likely will break when opening it.

It will be difficult to find somebody in Spain to recalibrate that speedo. However I happend to know that the spedo used in the 328s is exactly the same model used in the old Alfa 75 (with different calibration obviusly).

If that info is accurate, which I will check, that will mean that there should be plenty of places in Europe where the recalibration of that speedo can be done. I am going to talk to a couple of friends and see. I'll keep you posted.

Thanks again.

 

Hi again,

thanks all for the info on the lights, everything is back in place now and working.

Kurt, are you sure that the US and Europe Speedos are different. I just took my car to a house I have exactlly at 32 Km from where I currently live and he km counter was quite precise in the count, 32.4 Km.

Also the speed readings are slightly lower than before, I will even say that it seems more precise now.

In 5th gear at 3000 RPM I was at a speed of 90 Km/h in the speedo and also according to my brothers car speedo. That acctually matches ethe 17:63 ratio of the European version, as you predicted. However I am certain that my car has a 16:65 final rati, so now I am seriusly confused.

I am going to repeat the test tomorrow with other car as reference, to be sure.

I am a real beginer in this matters and therefore I do not know how the speed is measured in this car. So here is my question, will it be posible that the speedo is not taking in consideration the gear difference and Ferrari just accepted that there will be a speed reading difference.

Also I have to point that my Km speedo was purchased in Canada. So other posibility is that there where 3 different speedos, US, Europe and Canada, is it possible? Had the 328 sold in Canada the same final ratio thanbthe US and Km speedos?

Thanks.

- Julio.

 

Hello,

well I bought the car from his second owner. I have service records from the car since new. If the gerabox or differential has been changed or modified I do not have that record, so I doubt it.

I am now even a bit disapointed, my car now is as fast as before, of course, but the speedo reradings are way lower, and something tells me that the new speedo is right.

I guess there is not tha many Fchaters in Europe who got US 328s...

We might should post this in the Europe section.

One thing, if you still keep the US speedo it is relatively easy to remove the speedo 'glass' by pushing it down carefully. Then you can remove the gauges and exchange the face plates between the US and Euro speedos. Place back the gauges, apply some drops of plastic cement in the glass and reattach it. You will have your old speedo with the 'right' speed readings, althoug the km counter will be miles.

- Julio.

 

Kurt,

it is confirmed now. I did the test again both the speedo and the km counters are more accurate now that when I had the US one installed.

The speedo is marking now speeds about a 8% lower than the mph version and the Km counter is almost 99% accurate compared to 2 other cars, same route at the same time, the Km counter were 45.2 Km (Peugeot 406), 45.4 Km (Mazda MX5) and 45.5 Km in my Ferrari 328.

So either the speedos are interchangable and non dependant on the gearbox final ratio, or there were different Km/h speedos depending on the geographical area where the cars were sold, and therefore will be a difference betwen a Km/h 328 speedo from Canada and a km/h speedo from Europe.

The only bad thing now is that it hurts to realize that the car is slower. I kind of knew it, but it is different from guessing it, than from seeing it all the time in my face, &^%$.

- Julio

 

That explains it. I have sent you the info and here is the label in the Speedo Box, if you need more info I can take the speedo out this weekend and take a photo of the labels.

I can look and see if I can find the info where I purchased mine. I contacted the Guy throu Ebay, but I did not buy it from an auction.

I will look in my email archives and see if I still have the contact.

Good luck.

 

I found the info. I have sent you another private message with the email address of Gentry Lane, where I bought mine.

- Julio

 

I did not need to disasemble the dashbord. I removed the stering wheel , and then removed the four ligts in the 4 corners of the instrument pannel. Behaind the lights there are 4 screws. After removing them the instrument pannel gets out just by pulling.

But if what you want to remove is the leather cover, after removing the instrument pannel there are some screws that holds it in place. I never tried it, but I guess yoou just need to remove those screws and the cover will go out.

- Julio.