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Is my D3 navi speed wrong??

By VietNinjaJ30A1 · Jul 20, 2007in Problems/Troubleshooting💬 6 posts👁️ 1,018 views
Posted Jul 20, 2007 · 03:26 UTC#1

I have the VSS wire hooked up on my car (correctly according to resources found on this site), but I think the speed that the D3 reports is incorrect. I have different size wheels on my car than stock, but according to all the tire size calculators I can find online, there should be a 2% difference in actual speed. So when I'm going 60mph, the speedometer should say ~61-62mph, but when the speedometer says 61-62mph, the AVIC says that I'm going about 55mph. I don't know what my real speed is anymore =[. Is there any way to calibrate the speed on the AVIC (I don't know how that would work...)?

 

 

Thanks,

Jeff

Posted Jul 20, 2007 · 12:02 UTC#2

did you install the avic before or after the tire change?

Posted Jul 20, 2007 · 14:19 UTC#3

How much of a size change did you go? I know on mine, I went to 36's, I already knew that my speedo showed "about" 5MPH faster than I was going, sure enough, when I installed the D2, 5.2MPH faster than the what my actual speed is.

Posted Jul 20, 2007 · 14:48 UTC#4

The AVIC went in after the tire change. Here are the sizes:

 

Old: 205/65/15

New: 225/45/17

 

According to those online tire calculators (like http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalcul ... &reset=yes), the over rim+tire diameter isn't much different. If I remember correctly I even did a reset on the AVIC after I hooked up the VSS wire.

Posted Jul 20, 2007 · 15:01 UTC#5

It possible the vehicle's speedometer is inacurrate as well. I know mine says I'm going 60 when my actual speed is 55. THat's bone stock.

Posted Jul 20, 2007 · 18:06 UTC#6

hmm..i considered that...but i guess i was hoping my car wasn't messed up..hah