A local taxi meter fitter fitted my meter for me and had to remove nearly all the bits of the dash around the radio and speedo just to get at the pulse wire located under the steering column, is there any other way of doing this.:confused:

On the MK1 the pulse was on the back of the radio so it was strait forward.

When my fitter done mine he did not remove any of the dash at all as all the wires he needs are in the engine compartment.Same as my Mk1 too.

what is the pulse wire and what does it do?

It enables that when the vehicle is moving the meter starts to calculate distance and senses the vehicle moving.When the vehicle is stationary it just sits in stationary mode.

It enables that when the vehicle is moving the meter starts to calculate distance and senses the vehicle moving.When the vehicle is stationary it just sits in stationary mode.

thanks - arh the one responsible for incrementing the prices. So why does the price increment when the vehicle is stationery?

The meter knows when the vehicle has stopped so calculates and moves slower as opposed to moving.

When you stop at a junction or traffic lights a clock takes over, all modern meters work on time and distance

Very easy to remove the dash insert if you need access to the back of it, two screws and two flat tools - I use 6" rulers.

When you stop at a junction or traffic lights a clock takes over, all modern meters work on time and distance

beaten to it. it needs to work in this way as if you sitting in a jam the driver still needs to earn his wages and pay his fuel, same if you ask him to stop outside a newsagents to get a newspaper as the time sat waiting he could be off on another job.

yes correct so never hit the stopped button :rofl:

Also Skippy what meter do you have and where are you mounting it?

Halda M12 mounted on the middle air vent fascia, above the radio, so that there will be no screw holes as the fascia can be replaced at selling time.

I was hoping that someone would have a photo of where to connect the pulse wire under the bonnet

I can't see why connecting behind the dash wouldn't work.

Look 3/4 way down this page for instructions on removing the dash insert.

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It does work by using the under dash method but i was wondering if there was a simpler way of doing it