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Post by Frostie » Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:29 pm

Hi. I purchased an rs4 that was imported from Southern Ireland... And it has kmh clocks. I have purchased some mph clocks now, so can anyone tell me if they will just plug in and work, or whether I need any coding etc to the car to make them work...

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Re: Change clocks

Post by MikeFish » Tue Jan 20, 2015 8:10 pm

Sorry I don't know the answer but it helps if you either post in the right forum or tells us which RS4 you have as that might make a difference to the answer.

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Re: Change clocks

Post by Frostie » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:32 pm

MikeFish wrote:Sorry I don't know the answer but it helps if you either post in the right forum or tells us which RS4 you have as that might make a difference to the answer.
Sorry... B7 model. I have this page bookmarked in my browser and posted here by mistake.
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Re: Change clocks

Post by MikeFish » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:39 pm

Ok no worries. I'll be interested to see the answer though. Have you tried looking through the VCDS website to see if there is any coding for the change of clocks? If it's possible then I assume they will have it listed.

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Re: Change clocks

Post by geordie jay » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:40 pm

Before i bought the one i got i looked at one with same issue....went to audi and they said its against the law to drive with kmh clocks and need changing asap.they also said that its not a straight swap over...like you say they will need coding the new clocks...and for there trouble they wanted 200 bucks but with a bit of negotiating you probably get it cheaper than that..

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Post by Frostie » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:43 pm

Thanks for the replies. I have had a quote from a local vw / Audi specialist to fit them, but thought that if is was just plug and play I would change them tonight.
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Re: Change clocks

Post by geordie jay » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:45 pm

Where did you buy car from

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Re: Change clocks

Post by MikeFish » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:47 pm

geordie jay wrote:Before i bought the one i got i looked at one with same issue....went to audi and they said its against the law to drive with kmh clocks and need changing asap.they also said that its not a straight swap over...like you say they will need coding the new clocks...and for there trouble they wanted 200 bucks but with a bit of negotiating you probably get it cheaper than that..
The £200 is probably just for them to plug the laptop in and change a digit somewhere so if you have VCDS is it probably possible and wil lonly take a few mins once you have the right bit to change.

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Re: Change clocks

Post by geordie jay » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:49 pm

They said it had to be coded along with the car keys???? Found that part a bit strange

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Re: Change clocks

Post by HYFR » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:58 pm

White edition?

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Re: Change clocks

Post by MikeFish » Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:19 pm

HYFR wrote:White edition?
No, just looked back and saw this:

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Re: Change clocks

Post by Frostie » Tue Jan 20, 2015 11:04 pm

Bought the car from a dealer in London. Was imported in 2009 from Southern Ireland.
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Re: Change clocks

Post by geordie jay » Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:30 am

so its been running kmh since 2009???

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Post by Frostie » Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:19 am

Yeah, but even though it was registered here, it still spent a lot of its time in ireland.
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Re: Change clocks

Post by geordie jay » Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:45 am

its not white is it ??

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