Petrol/Diesel highline clocks for a TDI?

[Dave7692]

Hi everybody.

I've been looking at getting a highline display for my GT TDI and from what I've seen people do specify whether they came out of a petrol (GTI) or a diesel Golf.

Is this because the petrol ones do not work for a diesel car and vice versa or is it simply because they look different.  I appreciate that this might be a really stupid question either way but I did want to double check before running into buying something and then realising it doesn't work properly.

Thanks in advance.

[skard]

Different RPM scaling, some symbols are different and therefore missing/extra (EPC, glowplug etc).

You are better off buying the right ones in my opinion, especially if planning on selling the car with the highline still on.

[akbarirfan]

I'm guessing it would have something to do with the Rev counter - not sure though.

[Dave7692]

I assumed if there would be issues it would surround the Rev counter but didn't think of glow plug lights etc, I will be buying proper diesel ones then.

Just as well I checked, thanks a lot guys 

[xjay1337]

Buy GTI ones if you want

I ran GTI US clocks in my TDI for a year and had no issues at all.

Never had any problems with fuel lights either

Glow plug light would illuminate engine light.
Revs display correctly
no issues at all.

[skard]

Either clocks fit either fuel type without issue, I was just informing him of the main differences 

[xjay1337]

The worst thing is never hitting the redline again 

[Dave7692]

Oh ok that doesn't sound as bad as I first thought then, just the GTI clocks look a bit nicer and are generally a bit easier to get hold of.
I'll just have to wait to see what pops up locally over the next month or so.

Cheers guys.

[J400uk]

As above petrol clocks are fine in a diesel, its just going the other way round that won't work!