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hi, i own a 1998 C5 corvette and im taking it through the proccesses of the SVA test to make it legal on UK roads. I took it through the test and it failed on one thing. This was the speedometer readings, to get it through the SVA people wants to know if the 1998 C5 corvette speedo readings are to British Standards - FMVSS 101

please could someone help in any way?
 
No idea about the British Standards. You do know that you can set it in km/hr? I have tested my speedometer readings (in MPH) and they were quite accurate. The km/hr readings would rly on the same sensor readings.
 
FMVSS 101 is a long dry read but I think the gist of it regarding Speedometers is that the correct correlation is displayed next to the reading. MPH or KMH.
As DRTH VTR mentions above, you can select either option from your control panel. If you select ENG/Met, the KPH indicator will illuminate on your speedometer and if your car is equipped with a HUD it will also indicate KPH beside the speed.

For arguments sake, FMVSS 101 (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) is a US Document that has included the European Countries and Canada. If this is all they are questioning, maybe you can explain to them that your Corvette was built in Either the US or Canada to those standards and that would hopefully be the end of it. Maybe they won't notice that the steering wheel is on the wrong side :D

Here is a link to some additional info.
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/laws/70fr48295.pdf

Good luck and welcome to :CAC
 
I used a GPS handheld in my car once and the KPH speed was only .5kph or so different. It was slower on the speedo.
 

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