Andy Roe

My KPH speedo is starting to show it's age in that when it's dark & you have the lights on, you can see holes in the black paint.

I would like to replace the face with another black one, but would like it not just to show KPH, but also MPH. Does anyone know if these are available? I want to keep the main reading as KPH.

Has anyone takled replacing the face themselves & if so how easy is it?

Adrian

Dear Andy,
Yes they are available. I recently saw a US version 1990 C2 (parked in my park platz)with one fitted. You wil have to check around though to find one. They are a direct replacement for your existing unit. Connector off the back, pull out speedo, re-intall new unit and reconnect connector. Simple job.
Ciao,
Adrian
911C4

GaryN

Hi Andy,

There's a Co. in the "911 & Porsche World" magazine advertising that they specialise in VDO gauges in the UK. They called "RAD" tel. 02088632305

Theres also another but based in California website: <a href="http://www.paspeedo.com" target="_blank">www.paspeedo.com</a>

I would suggest calling all the P-car breakers and buy a second-hand unit approx. £150.

Cheers
Gary '91 C2

Andy Roe

What I'm after just a new guage face! My speedo is currently a KPH only version. I know you can get MPH with KPH & odometer in Miles versions, but can you get KPH with MPH & odometer in KM? I'd like to keep the origional speedo if possible.

Has anyone "cracked" the speedo to replace just the dial face? Is this possible/illegal?!

J-McDonald

Andy - as Adrian noted, US model cars have the speed in MPH, with an "inner ring" of numbers indicating KPH.

Replacing the entire speedometer is problematic for the reason that you noted - it makes your odometer reading suspect.

The black coating on the speedometer in my car was doing the same thing that you mentioned - cracking and peeling. It's apparently a pretty common failure, and for some reason only seems to affect the speedometer (not any of the other gauges).

To answer you question , yes you can have an instruments shop refinish just the surface of your speedometer (and not replace the whole thing). In my case, I was looking for an excuse to have all of the gauges redone in white, so I had the surfaces of all of my gauges "silk screened" in white by North Hollywood Speedometer, Inc. ( <a href="http://www.nhspeedo.com" target="_blank">www.nhspeedo.com</a> - no affiliation). Since you're in the UK, you may want to try the instrument shop referenced above.

Good luck!

andrew964

andy, you may want to try <a href="http://www.nrauto.com," target="_blank">www.nrauto.com,</a> you have to get the complete set, done this myself with my KMH only gauges, now I can see how quickly I'm going without trying to convert KMH to MPH!!!!