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Subject:Re: Speedometer difference
From:BenT
Date:Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:51:28 -0700

There is no difference between 16" and 14" speedometers.

You can also use a speedo from an 80's era watercooled VW. The closest will say '1548' in the bottom of the face. MPH speedos will say '1600'. 2wd say '850'. Your KPH speedo probably says '1000'. That's the revolutions per mile IIRC.

BenT
sent from my 16"

> On Sep 18, 2017, at 4:26 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> hi all,
> 
> I have here a Doka 16" imported from Germany, it has a speedometer with
> only km/h, I have no obligation to retrofit the speedometer but for my own
> convenience I will do it ... so I have  some choices:
> 
> 1. replacing the US speedometer face only... but the counter will register
> Kms only (not Miles)
> 2. replacing the whole speedometer with a used/rebuilt one, which certainly
> coming from a 14" van but will it be correct?
> 3. looking for a speedometer built for a 16"
> 
> so the question is there any difference between a speedometer on a 16" and
> a speedometer of 14"?
> 
> 
> thanks