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zwartePiets
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Location: Austin Texas
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 Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:50 am Post subject: Looking for a KM to MPH overlay |
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| I know it was an aftermarket accessory and I want to give it a go and recreating one for my bug. Photos or any reference would be helpful. |
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RareAir
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hitest
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Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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I've seen those rev counters RareAir describes- but I've never seen one that converts mph-kph. Seems like you'd end up with a single, slick-looking ring- you should repop it like VVCA's cling.
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Mike Fisher
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| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:04 am Post subject: |
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This Type 3 speedometer w/broken needle has a mph-kph overlay on it & is quite legible face on with no glare!
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RareAir
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smurfpike
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Joined: April 24, 2010
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Location: Utah
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:06 am Post subject: Re: Looking for a KM to MPH overlay |
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Are these still available? I looked at the website but didn't see a store.
I have a 58 Euro ragtop coming and I need something so I know how fast I am going with the KM speedo.
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Blue Baron
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Location: Southeast USA
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| Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for a KM to MPH overlay |
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There was an actual film overlay that was glued to the speedometer face. They were used on gray market cars that were brought to the U.S. through unauthorized channels. This saved the exporters the expense of replacing the entire speedometer. They looked so realistic that you could hardly tell the difference unless you looked very closely. I have one of the overlays, but it's on a speedometer in my car.
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smurfpike
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Location: Utah
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 1:52 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for a KM to MPH overlay |
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| Blue Baron wrote: |
| There was an actual film overlay that was glued to the speedometer face. They were used on gray market cars that were brought to the U.S. through unauthorized channels. This saved the exporters the expense of replacing the entire speedometer. They looked so realistic that you could hardly tell the difference unless you looked very closely. I have one of the overlays, but it's on a speedometer in my car. |
do you have a picture?
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Richard Roth
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| Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for a KM to MPH overlay |
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This is the overlay that came with my 1962 Type 111 cable brake standard.
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