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[Mini man]

Hi my mini has a standard 2 clock setup i just wonderd if i can change them to 3 clocks i know i would need a new clock housing think but how easy is it to transplant a 3 clock thing on to a 2 clock mini, could any one pleas help me on my problem tanx from Miniman :grin: :sad:

[minidude03]

i'm also planning to do this to my mini. ive been to told it is very easy. apparently the wiring for the rev counter is allready there, just needs to be hooked up. this is not definate tho, can anyone confirm this??

[Mini man]

Thanks i dident know about the rev lead but i want to know how to fit a 3 clock binical (think so) the dial holder(surround)the 2 clock has a bracket on the eng of it and looks easy enough but will i have to change the bracket to a 3 clock one Thanx

[miniman5]

Hey! i am prett ysure this is doable!! my dads freind wants to do this also, in theory you will need the 3 clocks and the one extra cable. what do the 2 clocks you have at the moment do?? is one spee dthe other temp & petrol??

[Mini man]

1 speedo 90mph
1 fule & Water temp


will i have to change the bracket that holds the clock housings


thanx

[Miniman]

So u want to kno wen ur doin 6k revs lol

[philster]

The clocks themselves are the same as is the plug so it will just plug in, as for the rev counter wiring i'm not sure if its fitted to all minis with two clock setups but these wires are one female spade and one female bullet connector and come out of the loom just before the main plug that goes into the clocks.

hope this helps

[Rob]

if fitted the three clocks to my 85 ritz. piece of cake! you just need the brakets for the three clock and all the wires and cables were there to plug straight in. you will need to change the dash trimmings(if they are the original) to a three clock or mod your originals.

what year is your car?

[Dan]

If you have Smiths clocks then you just need the rev counter pod and three clock binnacle, brackets and trim boards. The PCB is different but it only supplies lighting and earth to the rev counter so you can do without it by jumping in wires to the main pod. If you have the late (90 on) Nippon Seiki clocks it is a little harder as the two and three clock versions are quite different with the three clock being in one piece rather than two pieces as in the Smiths version. You can fit the smiths rev counter to the end of the Nippon two clock but it doesn't look quite right and doesn't fit exactly. Also the arrangement of the PCB is different. So if you have the Nippon it is easier to fit the whole three clock unit, with brackets and binnacle.
As has been said, some cars have the wiring present and some do not. It is a pair of wires which will be taped back into the main loom near the main clock connector if it is there. If they are not there they are easy enough to fit. The tacho you will most likely find is the three wire type. One 12v instrument feed (not regulated), one earth and a coil trigger to the spare negative coil terminal. Instrument lighting is also needed. You should try to use the right colour wires if you can get any. I would avoid using the four wire version of the tacho (in case you find one) as it means cutting about your ignition system quite a bit.

[Guess-Works.com]

As Dan, Rob etc.. say, but when you consider it, if all you want is a Tacho, then it's probably simpler, quicker, and cheaper to buy an aftermarket one, and stick it in a pod..

You can then have a good one with a tell-tale, change light etc...

[miniman5]

he has an 85 mayfair

[Dan]

An '85 Mayfair would have come with a tacho as standard.

[tom]

An '85 Mayfair would have come with a tacho as standard.

My '86 Mayfair doesn't have a tacho.

[Mini man]

yea my mini doesent have one as the origonal owner wanted to keep it original so ripped the 3 clocks out and put 2 in (weird chap) thanks for you help guys

[rob mini]

i happen to have a 3 clock binnacle sat in my attic so is it really that easy of a job just unbolt the old and bolt in the new?

i also think its something like a 1275 setup as its speedo goes to either 110 or 120, not quite sure.

rob