Elloy Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Hi Gang: I recently imported an 06 Outback into Canda from the US....and I am thinking that I would like to convert the speedo, odometer and fuel consumption functions. Is this a difficult or expensive process? Any thoughts on where to get parts in Vancouver BC? thanks lb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Honestly, I'm not quite sure what you'd need to do. It may be a simple computer thing. You may want to contact a subaru dealer up there and see if they have any input, or some other car importers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elloy Posted June 9, 2006 Author Share Posted June 9, 2006 I was kind of hoping that the units on the odometer, fuel consumption and temperature would be a computer/dip switch thing...I can't imagine that Subaru would make diferent computers for each country....I noticed the manual is for both US and Canadian spec'd cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Yeah....there's probably something that just needs to be tweaked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Hi Gang: I recently imported an 06 Outback into Canda from the US....and I am thinking that I would like to convert the speedo, odometer and fuel consumption functions. Is this a difficult or expensive process? Any thoughts on where to get parts in Vancouver BC? thanks lb isnt the spedometer analog? is there anything in the owners manual about it? You may want to email subaru of america. They are quite good at answering technical questions nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 i don't think the speedometer is an issue, it's just the overlay with km instead of miles. the fuel consumption?? is there a read out in gals? the odometer is the hard one. why notjust get a used canadian instrument cluster from a salvage yard. isnt the spedometer analog?is there anything in the owners manual about it? You may want to email subaru of america. They are quite good at answering technical questions nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 i don't think the speedometer is an issue, it's just the overlay with km instead of miles. the fuel consumption?? is there a read out in gals? the odometer is the hard one. why notjust get a used canadian instrument cluster from a salvage yard. There is that entire "void warrenty" thing if he changes the cluster head ( not easy to find a brand new 06 in a junkyard). Remember this is a brand new car. i think there is probably some trick to do it on the digital readout. The spedo you will be stuck with. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zefy Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 hey Elloy, give these guys a email... if anybody is gonna be able to change it over, its gonna be these guys... http://www.tacomaspeedometer.com/ you should make sure you clear it with subaru canada before you do it though... to keep your warrenty intact...:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elloy Posted June 11, 2006 Author Share Posted June 11, 2006 Thanks everyone. Yes, would like to keep my warranty and will ask Subaru of America how conversion will impact it...but I suspect that won't be an issue. I contacted them to get a letter concerning recalls that I needed to import the car, and they seemed really familiar with people bringing them accross the line. Thanks for the link to the Tacoma shop....will let you all know how it turns out. lb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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