speedo (the dial - not the trunks) -

Post by **edoh** » 12 Jan 2008, 23:25

does anyone know where to get the speedo 'dial' from? the one that tells you if your doing 30, 50, or - ahem - 80

miles per hour? -
any ideas on how to actually get ito the dial and put it on - would also be brill -
cheers -

Post by **kevtherev** » 13 Jan 2008, 17:48

do you have a haynes to help in fitting?

the speedo can be second hand item as they are removable ...but the face is riveted on I think.

Post by **lloyd** » 13 Jan 2008, 17:56

Just checked mine and it's has 2 small screws.... but clock needle would need to come off and I don't know how easy that is to do.

Post by **kevtherev** » 13 Jan 2008, 18:20

I stand correted

thanks lloyd

the needle comes off but you have to be very careful

Post by **ermie571** » 13 Jan 2008, 18:42

kevtherev wrote: the needle comes off but you have to be very careful

you sure do....

Em
xxx

Post by **lloyd** » 13 Jan 2008, 18:56

Now I'm afraid to even try taking needle off.

Post by **wibble** » 13 Jan 2008, 20:02

I can third that about needle being a bugger to remove. It feels likes its stuck at first, but stick with it and just slowly keep trying to prise it off. It WIL go suddenly. Beware though. Although I succesfully removed mine it soon crumbled into a thousand pices, the plastic had suffered from extreme old age !!!!

Post by **edoh** » 13 Jan 2008, 21:54

really good to get your range of views... i'll live with arthur dial for now and look at me options over time... sounds like a steady hand required...

Post by **kevtherev** » 13 Jan 2008, 22:06

get this printed or send it to a printer to

[img:568:575]http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/401250.jpg[/img]

it's off a Vanagon but looks ok click to enlarge

Post by **edoh** » 13 Jan 2008, 22:16

thanks for that -
this piece of info potentially useful too -
http://www.mexibug.co.uk/1600i%20Speedo ... ersion.pdf

Post by **sevy** » 13 Jan 2008, 23:15

ere Kev you have the rest for other clock bits
Ill fourth about the needle ease it off slowly and stay away from the bloke on ebay selling white dials theyre crap i ordered a set and they are not good quality

Post by **kevtherev** » 13 Jan 2008, 23:20

sevy wrote:ere Kev you have the rest for other clock bits
Ill fourth about the needle ease it off slowly and stay away from the bloke on ebay selling white dials theyre crap i ordered a set and they are not good quality

do you mean the tacho?

Post by **kevtherev** » 13 Jan 2008, 23:22

[img:575:545]http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/401247.jpg[/img]

ha ha ha

Post by **sevy** » 14 Jan 2008, 10:28

clock and thers ie oil elec centre one please mate

Post by **wasserleaker** » 16 Jan 2008, 05:51

from playing about with a scrap speedo, the needle seems to be sprung slightly towards the stop pin, if you get what i mean, so if you pulled the needle off surely the shaft would unwind a bit, and when you pushed the needle on again it woud be in a slightly different place, and no longer as acurate?