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General Category => MG Sports Cars => Topic started by: howellmail on December 29, 2008, 07:08:21 PM

Title: Speedometer for 63 MGB
Post by: howellmail on December 29, 2008, 07:08:21 PM
Does anyone know of a vendor who can supply a electronic replacement speedo for a 63 MGB that looks like the original?  My existing speedo locked up and was never correct on the speed anyway.
Title: Re: Speedometer for 63 MGB
Post by: HealeyRick on December 31, 2008, 06:34:53 PM
Could try these guys to custom make one:  http://www.redlinegaugeworks.com/
Title: Re: Speedometer for 63 MGB
Post by: BMC on January 02, 2009, 03:55:07 AM
We have used these guys for years:

http://gaugeguys.com/

Any electronic gauge is going to not have a mechanical odometer and may not have the jewels in them for things like turn signal, charge lamp or high beam indicator.

If you contact them, they can give you a number of options. None will be as cheap as just installing an aftermarket gauge, but if matching the stock units makes a difference to you, then the cost is worth it.

-BMC.
Title: Re: Speedometer for 63 MGB
Post by: 302V8 on January 02, 2009, 11:04:53 AM
Jeff,

Give Roger a call at Speedometer Service Company 414-463-6660. www.speedometersolutions.com
They should be able to help you out.

Cheers

Pete
Title: Re: Speedometer for 63 MGB
Post by: wspohn on January 14, 2009, 04:55:33 PM
Maybe I'm missing something, but assuming you still have the 4 cylinder, the 63 would have a mechanical tach.  Just buy a tach out of a 65 - 68 and it looks identical but is electric.
Title: Re: Speedometer for 63 MGB
Post by: Moderator on January 14, 2009, 05:52:11 PM
Bill, this is Jeff's car...  http://www.britishv8.org/MG/JeffHowell.htm

photographed at BritishV8 2006:
(http://www.britishv8.org/MG/JeffHowell/JeffHowell-A.jpg)

(http://www.britishv8.org/MG/JeffHowell/JeffHowell-D.jpg)

Spectacular, eh?
Title: Re: Speedometer for 63 MGB
Post by: wspohn on January 16, 2009, 10:55:16 AM
Oops, sorry, reading to fast, saw 'tach' for speedo and wondered what the problem was.

Now If I could just figure out why my electronic speedo refuses to register on the Jamaican. It has a V8 T5 in it - guess the first thing to do is pull the wires and drive it and see if there is any juice?  Make sure the sender is working.