vdo tach repair

[440032]

Following this with interest, my tacho is starting to do the funky chicken dance in the digital display after 20 years. Tell-tale that it's gunna totally crap out I think. I need to watch it with engine off.

My orig part no. is 333035011 - $181.50 trade price from Bursons in 2001. no longer available

Replaced by A2C3832990030 which can now take CANBUS signals as well as analogue.

PHWOARRRRR $845 at REPCO or $676 via auto club price. PHWOARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR "tellem they're dreamin" 

$413 at automotive superstore online.

$470 at VDO sales

$395 at Howard VDO Australia: Quality Gauges & Senders from Howard Instruments

[BrendAn]

20 minutes ago, 440032 said:

Following this with interest, my tacho is starting to do the funky chicken dance in the digital display after 20 years. Tell-tale that it's gunna totally crap out I think. I need to watch it with engine off.

My orig part no. is 333035011 - $181.50 trade price from Bursons in 2001. no longer available

Replaced by A2C3832990030 which can now take CANBUS signals as well as analogue.

PHWOARRRRR $845 at REPCO or $676 via auto club price. PHWOARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR "tellem they're dreamin" 

$413 at automotive superstore online.

$470 at VDO sales

$395 at Howard VDO Australia: Quality Gauges & Senders from Howard Instruments

I will post it if they can repair it. Might be a while though.

Jabiru is $470 for a new tacho but the kicker is if the old sensor won't work with it a new one to suit is another $270.

[T510]

5 hours ago, facthunter said:

How could you do that with a large backlog of work and not being sure till you start on each job how much work is involved or what parts are required and what can be repaired and can't be. ?  The fact they have a lot of work means they are trusted. You're lucky to get people who are still doing this stuff at all.  It's probably Not the way to make Millions either.  In this world the retailer often makes more money per Item /article than the Manufacturer does.  Nev

 

After 55 years in the business of repairing gauges I would expect Howard have a pretty good idea of how to calculate their lead times. It's not that hard.

 

Given they have just relocated I would expect there may be some delays but it's not hard to indicate that to your customers.

 

All that said I will still keep using them when required.