Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Posts: 17
My VIN: 905
During the process of replacing the broken trip reset shaft, I broke pin that holds the speedometer needle. Does anyone know someone that can repair this? The speedometer has worked perfectly and been quite accurate, but the trip odometer does not work well.
Thanks.
Location: FL
Posts: 947
My VIN: Early
My friend, I believe you are screwed. I did this back in 2013, and it ended with me replacing the speedo.Originally Posted by John P
Early 81 5spd conversion- DMCH Ground Effects, Double Din, Custom Instrument Cluster, QA1 Suspension, 3.0 PRV with MS3
Location: Northern NJ
Posts: 8,578
My VIN: 10757 1st place Concourse 1998
Look up speedo repair shops. Maybe they can help. Compare pricing with DMCH. Maybe now is your chance to get the 170 MPH speedo? Might be cheaper than trying to fix your old one.
David Teitelbaum
Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Posts: 17
My VIN: 905
One large speedo shop said they would not have parts to fix. Tried to get an upgrade to 140mph through DPI and after a long time only got my original speedo back still broken. DMCH now charges over 500 for an upgraded speedo. Any resource would be welcome, or anyone with an old speedometer for parts would be welcome.
Posts: 576
I have an old speedometer with a broken tripometer reset that could be used. PM or e-mail to discuss ([email protected]).
Location: Taylors SC
Posts: 5,326
My VIN: (former)05429
Club(s): (DMWC) (DCUK)
I'll bet they don't realize it's the same as almost every 70s GM speedometer inside.
Dave S
DMC Midwest - retired but helping
Greenville SC
Location: FL
Posts: 947
My VIN: Early
If you still need a speedo, I have a 140 that I can repair (the face) with your old parts. PM me if you're interested.
Early 81 5spd conversion- DMCH Ground Effects, Double Din, Custom Instrument Cluster, QA1 Suspension, 3.0 PRV with MS3
Location: Tacoma, Wa
Posts: 2,208
My VIN: 4877
Club(s): (PNDC)
the nice thing about the 85mph speedo is that if you dont look at the numbers too close, you can pretend your going faster than you really are
Rob Depew
Tacoma, Wa
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