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Review on ELING Universal Speedometer Motorcycle Backlight by Devon Holmes

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Non-intuitive reading

The OEM speedometer in my '98 Honda Civic stopped working many years ago and I was tired of relying on my phone to tell the car's speed. So I decided to try this Eling GPS Speedometer. After installing it, I immediately noticed something that I had missed looking at this ad - the way the speedometer dial is marked. Primary markers are in 20 mile increments; it doesn't matter much. However, the ticks between the numbers are in 4 mph increments, which is confusing at first. I realize the face would be too cluttered if all 10 mile step numbers were present, but at least a dot could be added to the face to quickly show where the next 10 mile step was. points for this mistake. This sensor can take an insane amount of time to acquire a GPS signal. Until this happens, the sensor registers zero. More than once I thought the pressure gauge was defective. At odd hours, the pressure gauge simply stops working. For example, when the car stalls and the engine restarts, the speedometer often behaves as if it has no power. The solution is to turn the device off and on again. then it will acquire the GPS signal again and keep working. It doesn't happen very often, but when it does it's annoying. I intend to add a tactile switch to the dash for easier on/off switching. However, I can't complain too much about its performance as its cost is not excessive. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts. Can I recommend this speedometer? Yes, but only if the above questions are taken into account.

Pros
  • Gauges
Cons
  • I remain silent