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Hello thee

Magnus from Sweden here. I bought an ex-London P-reg fairway back in May
Love her/him to bits, especially with the STT system in place

Tinkering as i go, but i guess it's time for SORN soon, winter here equals sh*tloads of road salt on top of the £700 road tax....

One of the many, many things on my wish is a taxi meter with those lovely red numerals glowing softly inside the dim cabin.., just for fun.
Is there any way to find out what type/model was fitted last? Cygnus seems popular.
Would i need more than the meter, ie a control box of some kind?
The "brain box" controls both motion locks and meter, so mine should still be in place...right...?

Any help would be most appreciated

Thanks for a top forum!!!

/Magnus

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It should still have everything in place i would have thought,cygnus are popular meters so it could well be that.Is the bracket for the meter still there on the bulkhead under the mirror controls ?

Hi Blackpool!

Yup! there is a bracket in place complete with an olde-looking computer connector.
Can the connector type lead me in the right direction? (no pun intended)

I understand that the taxi sign and the "for hire" sign are both controlled by the meter!?!

I got the itch today and plugged in to a 12v lead going to the above mentioned connector. changed the two 20 odd W bulbs to LED.
Eureka...
The for hire sign will be a tougher nut to crack

I noticed that there is a separate light for the blu square.. what is that used for??

Btw, i bought the cab from a cabbie in Blackpool who in turn picked it up from London

All the BEST!

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Hi,
On mine, the top light and the yellow light are both connected by orange wires. The speed input was a thin white wire. I have a Cignus/LTI300 meter

Where in Sweden are you?

There were 4 Ex London cabs in Stockholm back in the mid nineties, sadly all gone now.

I see the good quality home grown drivers have been replaced by the usual slave labour from abroad with deregulation of the taxi trade.

Sad.

Down south.
Skane, small village 30 mins from Helsingborg.

There was a proposition in governmnet this year to do away with the need for "good local knowledge" for taxi drivers in stockholm, as "every smartphone today has got a GPS.....

Thankfully the prop was thrown out

But you still need your head screwed on as a punter. There is no maximum fee..... There is a sticker on the side of the cab (usually the window) There you will find the taxi fare guide with the price of a standardized typical journey (10km, 15 mins.)
The "good guys" tend to charge around 250 SEK.
How does 5000 SEK sound..
http://www.transport.se/Transportarbeta ... styrelsen/
9909 SEK has been reported..

BTW I saw a Fairway Driver in Malmo a few days ago

All the BEST!
Magnus

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Magnus

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