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Mocki wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020, 19:53 Not the heritage one .... 

Thanks a lot Steve. Turns out you are right! Fot one on its way to me from Germany.

Hello all I snapped my LHD 4 speed 1983 Westfalia Vanagon's gear stick off at the weekend. Managed to get myself home with a tungsten screwdriver and lots of revs in 3rd gear, but am now faced with the prospect of replacing the stick. I looked at a few sites, and have found two 'matching' parts, whi...

Mocki wrote: ↑03 Jul 2020, 14:54 Have a read of this , from the downloads page 

http://80-90.co.uk/pages/downloads/tech ... 20v9.1.pdf

Thanks. Very helpful.

Did you ever sort this? Being late to the party, as always... I thought that I would throw in my input. I am not sure why a USA spec speedometer with 805 on it would register any different to a UK spec speedometer with 805 on it. From my understanding, 805 is more or less the "typical" sp...

Cobra88 wrote: ↑28 Jun 2020, 19:46 Think its USA spec with 85mph speedo

Thanks very much. That makes sense. Mine was imported from California.

pkrboo wrote: ↑28 Jun 2020, 19:20

Chromey wrote:

pkrboo wrote: ↑28 Jun 2020, 09:21
I'd say about 15mph

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Couldn't see that one coming
 

Sorry, i couldn't help myself

I reckon the 85mph must just be a lower spec model.

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Does anyone know the difference between an 85mph dial and a 100mph dial? i.e. When and on what models were they originally produced for? I have an 85mph dial, which runs about 10mph too quick, so would love to know whether it is the wrong clock for my 1983 Vanagon. Thanks for all of your help - gra...

Does anyone know the difference between an 85mph dial and a 100mph dial? i.e. When and on what models were they originally produced for? I have an 85mph dial, which runs about 10mph too quick, so would love to know whether it is the wrong clock for my 1983 Vanagon. Thanks for all of your help - grat...

Mocki wrote: ↑28 Jun 2020, 08:57 Are there not any of those handy free road side speed checkers in your village ? 

Fortunately not...

DVLA don't care - it is not a legal requirement just a guide for future purchasers of a vehicle.( It is an offence to doctor the reading of one though)  AFAIK an odometer isn't a requirement under Construction and Use and Type Approval regs. either, only a speedometer. ( Sarran doesn't have DVLA in...

Hello, Thats right 99 999 miles or km, On all older VWs since.........oooh whenever.. :roll: Cordialement, :ok Thanks very much Sarran. Do you have any idea how DVLA treat this, as nowadays they list mileage on MOTs, but there is no accurate reading on my van. I guess you just have to live with not...

I can’t remember the outcome , or indeed the data right at this moment , but many years ago Sir Baxter of Brickwerks did a survey of speedo heads and the little number , of which yours says 805 which I think is the common one , but like I say I can’t remember the details, too many years ago  howeve...

Most older speedos tend to err on the high side by as much as 10%.    AFAIK, you cannot do anything to the speedo itself other than adjust the position of the needle itself but you will probably find that  changing the speedo will solve your problems with the mileometer and indicated speed error. T...

The odometer on mine only went up to 99,000 with the tenths on the end. I never had a clue as to how many miles it had done. You may well have a Frankenstein dash. Thanks for the comment. Holy "pooh". So even if I buy a new clock, it will still tick at the same speed?? How does anybody ev...

Isn’t the last digit 10ths of A mile ? Check your speedo cable First Thanks. Apparently the cable is fine. If the last digit was tenths, then the clock would only go up to 99,000 miles which can’t be right. Looking at the past MOTs, it has gradually gone up by a few thousand per year to the 101k wh...