Used Audi Speedometers

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About Speedometers

A vehicle’s Audi speedometer is a gauge or meter that measures the speed of a motor vehicle. Is does this by measuring the speed at which the wheels are rotating and communicating this to the Audi speedometer head, which then displays this as the vehicle’s speed.

There are two principal means by which the Audi speedometer system communicates the necessary information to the Audi speedometer head. The first of these is by way of a speedometer cable. This is a lengthy, flexible cable that comprises a collection of wires connected to the drive shaft, which turns as the wheels do. The rotation of the drive shaft causes the cable to turn which causes a magnet within a cup inside the speedometer head to turn. This causes currents that produce motion which, in turn, causes the Audi speedometer dial to move and demonstrate the vehicle’s speed.

The second means of transmitting information to the Audi speedometer head is electronically, by means of a Audi speedometer transducer. The Audi speedometer transducer is normally attached to the vehicle’s transmission and is an electronic pulse generator. It sends signals to the car’s computer as to how quickly the wheels are turning and this information is translated by the computer into the speed that is displayed by the Audi speedometer.

In either type of Audi speedometer system there are various components that are susceptible to failure but, fortunately, all of these are easily replaced.

Audi trivia

• The oldest car race event in the world, the 24hr Le Mans, has been won by Audi an impressive 13 times, most of which were in the classic R8 racer.
• Audi has been responsible for many firsts in car design. One of the most impactful was the introduction of the dual-clutch gearbox, first seen in the Quattro S1 E2. Now, of course, they are commonplace.
• The word Audi is a Latin translation of the word Horch, which incidentally is where we get the word audio from!
• In 1971, Audi reached the landmark that all car manufacturers hope to hit sooner rather than later: the production of their millionth car. By 1976, they reached 2 million!
• The Olympics Committee tried to sue Audi in 1995, claiming that the four rings logo was too similar to the Olympic rings. Audi easily won.