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DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#719342
Hi everyone ,
Im hoping someone can help me with this.
If you put a L bug speedo face plate of a KPH on the same speedo but in MPH will that work, Or do they sell a aftermarket face plate conversion.

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#719364
yes it will work

You just need to be REAL carefull taking the needle off.
Never done it - but a bloke on SBO use to sell speedos with colour screen printed faces.

I "think" Joel has done a few
Futue te ipsum!!!

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#719393
dylan save me replying to your PM, yes you can
100mph equals 160km/h so yep but the odometer will still read in miles naturally but so what, most of them dont read accurately anyway

i checked that speedo against the GPS before i sent it to you and it was within 1km so aslong as the needle postion doesnt get messed up it will read right with a KM face

Barry, that'd be Brian with the red cab and blue eurolooker
he had some nice faces availble, i just got a white indiglow one made here in aus

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#720277
I Converted the MPH speedo but not with the face plate. Im going to scan it and screen print some off if anyone wants any to convert the MPH speedo.

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#720292
... the L- and non-L speedo face plates are not interchangeable. Is that what you were asking?
Pay your debts, CxxT

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#720307
No no , i know that but i was asking if you could put a KPH speedo face on and MPH speedo. NOTE: We are only talking about L BUG speedos here. 🙂

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#720444
... be easier to simply fit a KM/H speedo. Do you have a UK import or something?
Pay your debts, CxxT

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#720453
No , just standard L BUG.

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#720587
early 73Ls are in MPH
the speedo i sent dylan was dated 9/72
but obviously the change over month was 6/73 cos my convertable was originally in MPH but the other blue 6/73 i had was in KMH

L and flat screen faces are the same just Ls are slightly wider wiht bigger idiot lights

my white indiglo was meant for a standard

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#720749
Joel wrote:early 73Ls are in MPH
the speedo i sent dylan was dated 9/72
but obviously the change over month was 6/73 cos my convertable was originally in MPH but the other blue 6/73 i had was in KMH

L and flat screen faces are the same just Ls are slightly wider wiht bigger idiot lights

my white indiglo was meant for a standard
Thanks everyone i have converted a MPH speedo joel gave me and have kept the old broken KPH speedo for spares. I will post a pic up soon but here is a picture of a KPH speedo face of mine. If you print this out then cut it out you can use it as a stick on conversion but i recomend using a lazer or screen printer to print it out. It is to scale so dont modify the size just print out. Also this speedo is not like other KPH speedos i have seen because it has 5 idiot light spots one is ATF and not sure what the other extra one is. But it is a 7/75 year speedo.

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#720850
must be from a euro speedo

the extra idiot light is for the city lights

comes up green when you put the parkers on

alot of semi-auto bugs have that as most if not all were fully imported

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#720881
Yer im gunna hang onto it.