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Can someone tell me if it is possible to remove the openometer cleanly?...meaning without leaving any holes or exposed cables or looking weird. Is there dash paneling behind it?
There's probably a way to swap the tach unit. I've seen a post about that before here. I can't remember if you have to swap the guts of your tach into the new body, or whether it's a dealer reprogram afterwards. Maybe you can get a tach from a wreck?
I have an email into my MA at the dealership. Car still en route on ship, so I have not really sat and looked at this set up other than during test drive and that was just a quick look. The tach is dead center and the openometer is to the left. From what I can see from other posts and online info it is really one physical figure 8 type unit. This means if I want another instrument or gauge I need to find one that fits that specific housing unit and can be wired properly to work or possibly see if I can remove the tachometer/openometer combo unit and have it replaced with just a tachometer.
Are there options out there that actually work and look good? Has anyone done this switch out?
From what I can see from other posts and online info it is really one physical figure 8 type unit.
The outer case is one unit but the gauge inside looks separate. I would guess it is possible to chop it off and put something else in its place, but I haven't heard of anybody actually doing it.
funny you should say that... the reason i was pulling all that stuff apart was to put on some custom gauges that i had lyle whip up for me.
its not hard getting to the gauge face. its just that you can't remove the gauge all together. because they are connected as one piece.
the white part on the outside edge is the plastic housing that is all one piece. thats whats the problem.
I don't know why so much beef on this
Don't worry about it so much. Personally I don't mind the "openometer".
Sure it may seem a little gadgety but it's also kind of unique in its own right, and if I had more time to get into it I'd be paying more attention to it. My 2ç for the little its worth
I just tell folks that I'm health conscious and my OEM "UV Radiation Exposure Meter" helps remind me when I need to be thinking about sunscreen.
Silly question . . . Does the openometer reset to 0 when the open top trip counter is reset to 0 (which I need to look again on how to do that anyway because I never know ). I'm not talking about the mileage trip counter. That one is easy to reset.
Silly question . . . Does the openometer reset to 0 when the open top trip counter is reset to 0 (which I need to look again on how to do that anyway because I never know ). I'm not talking about the mileage trip counter. That one is easy to reset. .
Yes, the open meter resets when you've reset the digital counter. Useless gauge redundancy in action!
Yes, the open meter resets when you've reset the digital counter. Useless gauge redundancy in action!
Good! now I'll check out how to reset it easily (just need to look at the manual ) and I might actually enjoy using the openometer reading as oppose to the digital gauge which I often have set on temperature instead.
And I totally agree, they probably didn't need the short trip openometer digital reading if it is what the openometer reads anyway. They probably put it there because they could (next to the total open top counter).
My goodness, Gil-galad, how can you even concentrate on your driving?
Actually the real danger is when I have the top down. I find myself tilting my head back and staring up into the big blue sky (and then thinking...oops, better watch the road!).
Good! now I'll check out how to reset it easily (just need to look at the manual ) and I might actually enjoy using the openometer reading as oppose to the digital gauge which I often have set on temperature instead. And I totally agree, they probably didn't need the short trip openometer digital reading if it is what the openometer reads anyway. They probably put it there because they could (next to the total open top counter).
TG: All of the resettable digital info on the steering wheel stalk is reset the same way: press and hold the turn signal stalk button, and whatever info is in the display is reset to 0. The openometer resets with the digital top open info, so they are always in sync.
Who needs the owners manual anyways? IMO, the MINI's "cutesy" style is particularly irritating. It took me 15 minutes to find the correct wheel torque, which is buried in a paragraph, but not in the index, technical specs, etc.
Hmmm, I thought I tried that and I thought it didn't work and went to the mileage counter when I pushed on it but maybe I didn't do it right... I'll try it again.
I here you about the manual information . . . though these aren't always easy to create and probably often under founded... well because they know many people don't really care about it or will think about the manual after the fact.
You need to press and hold for 3-5 seconds to clear and zero the display.
Maybe MINI could try hiring 1 less engineer who designs useless gauges like openometers, and one more English major who could write a simple and readable owner's manual.
I should have been more specific. That is what I did but maybe I wasn't firm enough that when I first pressed on it it registered it as a light push and flipped to the mileage counter before the hold was registered... easy though, I'll just try again tomorrow
Well, I knew I wasn't crazy . . . I tried to reset the current Openometer reading pushing the little button on the gauge (as described in the manual) and it would not do a thing. I would press more than 2-3 seconds and nothing. I would press less and it would swap to mileage counter... than reset it of course!
I was quite puzzled until I decided to try something else and instead I pushed and held the info **** button for about 2-3 seconds and that worked! The analogue Openometer is reset as well which is great! I think I'll be using it more often now.
Perhaps it's a fluke with my car programming
As long as it works and I know how to I don't care which one works differently. In a way I prefer it this way as it keeps the mileage count alone and away from accidental resets...
Yes, it is entirely possible. I actually pulled the tach off a wrecked R58. Only thing you need is the shell. Keep the same wiring harness that goes through the steering column, and swap out the circuit boards.
The ribbon from the main circuit board that connects to the openometer is easily removed
I am the proud *new* owner of a 2013 Roadster JCW, but can't seem to locate the openometer :(
I have read that it is standard on these models, but my 2013 has a manufacture date of Sept 2012 - I have scrolled through the options on my turn signal, and they are no different than what I had on my Countryman (obviously I don't have the gauge, but thought I would have the digital readout).
I am the proud *new* owner of a 2013 Roadster JCW, but can't seem to locate the openometer :(
I have read that it is standard on these models, but my 2013 has a manufacture date of Sept 2012 - I have scrolled through the options on my turn signal, and they are no different than what I had on my Countryman (obviously I don't have the gauge, but thought I would have the digital readout).
Any thoughts?
Where are you? All US cars seemed to get it, but that might not be the case in other markets.
08-24-2014, 09:37 AM
