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Speedometer. How many of yas are lucky enough to have miles & Kms?

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Speedometer. How many of yas are lucky enough to have miles & Kms?

30 votes · Voting is open

  • Speedo in miles? 16 votes · 53%
  • Speedo in Kms? 8 votes · 27%
  • Speedo with both Miles & Kms? 6 votes · 20%

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bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#515224
I'm sure there is quiet a few out there that have both miles and km's at the same time on their speedo guages. I got it on mine. But everyone elses i have seen, so far have been miles. I haven't taken that much notice of everyones, but from memory, yeah.

so wat ya got?
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#515233
were the combo ones like mine after market?
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

PurpleT3 Fahrvergnugen

880 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#515238
Mine is just km. The ones with both is most likely just a sticker with km stuck onto a mph speedo.
Ain't nothin' like the wind in your hair.

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#515241
will get a photo :P
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·

#515243
I am lucky enough to have a 1.54 speedo in miles and another in Kms, change over when ever I want.
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#515245
Some cars have M, some Km, some a mix of both - factory (Us and Canada cars etc) and aftermarket (sticker on the speedo face)
Pay your debts, CxxT

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#515250
Most European cars had kmh speedos....
1976 Beetles had both in Australia...

My 68 speedo was in miles....
I have bought a KMH speedo off ebay....
cost Me a packet too....
since seen them fairly cheap....
1st one i bought didn't have the fuel gauge...
It was identical to mine except for that....
My Son has it in his 56 Beetle now...

so there are thousands of KMH speedos in Europe and thousands of MPH speedos in old British Empire countries plus north and south america....
US had both on their late 70s beetles....

Lee

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baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#515311
be interested to see these factory combo ones, Ive got kph in the kombi and mph with a kph sticker in the type 3
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ancientbugger Custom Title Time!

1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#515337
I've got both Kph and Mph on the speedo in the cabrio and just Kph in the buggy.

bugeyedbabe Wheres her VW heart on her sleeve

3,945 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#515371
Im same, I've got a mph with a sticker....which needs replacing

And I also want another sticker for the 61 as I have no idea what speed is what...im so used to looking down and just seeing the kpm sticker in my other bug.

And I'd hate to find it all out 'cause i was speeding.

DOH!
dubless. 🥲
🥷 And who the helled parked the Mitsubishi "Prancer" under my house??? 🥷

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,476 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#515384
i got km/h in the temp but have the stock mph in chaos with a sticker on it for the kmh. i also have some white conversion stickers made up if anyone is interested
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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helterskelter400 Fahrvergnugen

900 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#515448
miles.

just under 40 is 60km/h
50 is 80km/h
just over 60 is 100km/h
70 is just over 110km/h and fast enough for a low pressured fat tyred swb buggy

thats as hard as i make it....🤓
:thumb

PrettyBlueBug Almost over it...

2,032 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#515623
My '70 Bug has a mp/h speedo, same with my '69 Fasty. I couldn't go back to a km/h one! :P

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,610 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#515628
But you go faster with one in kmh. You are doing 60 not 35 around town.:P

But seriously, all of ours are kmh only. I converted the 2 beetle ones with new faces from a superbug speedo and got an NOS one for the ghia.

Yogie

beelzebug Seriously Crusin Dubber

114 posts · joined Jun 2005 ·

#515656
An easy conversion from kmh to mph is this.

For speed signs in kmh (eg 60) drop the "0" and multiply by 6.

Therefore 60kph = 36mph

80kph = 48mph, 100kph = 60mph.
There is a small safety margin in this as well, as the real conversion is 6.2.

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#515674
GOOD MAN! that would be VERY useful. 😀

Glad to hear i'm not alone in the mph and kmh :P, probably is a sticka!
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

bugeyedbabe Wheres her VW heart on her sleeve

3,945 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#515723
barls,

I'll take two.

Cheers
Donna
dubless. 🥲
🥷 And who the helled parked the Mitsubishi "Prancer" under my house??? 🥷

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,476 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#515729
ok beb you have a u2u anyone else interested can you u2u me
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me

Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#516227
Miles per hour for me. You get the hang of doing the conversion in you head after a while. My motorbike is the only vehicle I have ever owned that has had a kmph speedo. It is also the only vehicle I have owned that wasn't built in the 60's.
- Adam


Stick yer foot flat to the boards. The cops will be happy to do the conversion for you! (And charge a huge fee!!!):vader

[ Edited on 27-7-2006 by Notch Nut ]
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#516256
wat about gallons for fuel guage, lol
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!