S40 speedometer removal (2001)

meteg · Post by **meteg** » 31 Aug 2008, 15:43

Hello all,

my cousin has a an 2001 S40 I have ordered a radio with cd player for it HU-615 from E-bay and it came with the frame and the info centre button on it also a with a cup holder.. what I wonder is after I installed the radio and the frame I noticed there is a wiring harness with 4 pins behind the frame I believe this is for the trip computer however the pins and the shape of the harness do not match the trip computer switch which came with the radio.. also I wonder if anyone can tell me if the display which is under the fuel gauge and the engine temp gauge is used for the trip computer.. and how can I remove the speedometer to check if there is wiring behind that display?

thanks

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 31 Aug 2008, 20:50

I'm sort of stumped. I also have an SC-816 in my S70 and it is quite separate from the trip information module/switch. Are you saying that the radio and the info section of your car are integrated?

meteg · Post by **meteg** » 01 Sep 2008, 16:12

sorry for confusing you.. to make it clear I need to make a better explanation..

the car is my cousins car its an 2001 S40 it didnt have a trip computer, but after I made a research I found out that the trip computer display is located under the fuel/temp gauge.. however the switch which is used to operate the trip computer didnt exist.. I ordered a radio HU 615 to replace his old stereo which only has casette player.. however the guy who I bought the radio has also sent me the frame which surrounds the stereo in other words the frame which the radio slides in.. so that frame came with a trip computer switch however the switch doesnt have the wiring harness so I want to remove the speedometer to look if there is any wiring behind the display..

I hope this explanation is better..

thanks

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 01 Sep 2008, 16:17

If you have an HU radio (sorry I assumed SC earlier) I believe these are for the newest S40/V50 models and may not fit your car. You say that connector is different too...that would be why.

meteg · Post by **meteg** » 02 Sep 2008, 04:52

the radio fit perfectly to the car with no problems.. anyway it looks like I will remove the speedometer to find out if there is wiring behind it.

thanks