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duckster Samba Member
Joined: October 23, 2007 Posts: 17 Location: El Paso, Tx
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject: 73 Super Beetle...odometer not working |
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Is it something that can be fixed easily? |
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Fibersport Samba Member
Joined: September 23, 2005 Posts: 1156 Location: Lansing, IL
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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Probably the small gear that drives the numbers. There is a very good post on rebuilding/repairing it, I believe that brass gears are available but I can't recall where. Hate to state the obvious but do a search on speedometers, you should find it. _________________ 1973 Standard Beetle |
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GatorJZ Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2007 Posts: 473 Location: Florida
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mnussbau Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2006 Posts: 4589 Location: Central Maryland
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Dolamite02 Samba Member
Joined: July 05, 2007 Posts: 347 Location: Houston, TX
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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The guys at Overseas Speedometer took really good care of me. They're in Austin, TX, but the shipping on a speedo is really small. They rebuilt my 73 SB speedo, and odometer, and calibrated both. They even reset my odometer so it'd reflect the right milage on my recently rebuilt engine. They can replace your colored chips for turn signals and idiot lights too.
Their rates were really good, about 75-90 bucks (memory's a little fuzzy). If you give them a call or shoot an email, they'll respond almost the same day. From what I understand, the parts are harder and harder to come by as no one's making them anymore, though I could be off base with that. In one of VW's unfortunate cost cutting measures, they switched from metal to plastic parts in the early 70's ...unless I'm confusing that factoid with the steering gearbox...
[/soapbox] _________________ 1973 Super Beetle Convertible
Bad accident, Tolstoy details, and lots of pictures
The Bug is Dead "Long Live the Bug" will be posted with her re-restoration |
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duckster Samba Member
Joined: October 23, 2007 Posts: 17 Location: El Paso, Tx
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Cool. Thanks for the replies. |
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