Re: [T3] Mph/Kmh speedo???

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 7 Jan 2002, at 23:38, shackedup wrote:

> The mph/kmh speedo Auction on Ebay has ended but you can still view the
> auction and pictures:
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=599617458

Simon's comment made me wonder whether the speedo in this photo might 
actually be one that had been modified with a decal, or some such method. If 
you look at it closely, you see that the outer tic marks don't align with either 
of the scales, so it looks to me as if the original scale has been removed or 
covered over.

Also note that the scale background is black, while there is a telltale border 
of the original grey face that peeks out around the center disk and the 
odometer. It also looks like the margin of grey is uneven and the trimming 
around the odometer is uneven. Since this speedo does not have a trip 
odometer, it should be an early grey faced one, which is consistent with the 
margin around the center disk, but not with the scale background.

I think this resolves the mystery of this speedometer, but the confirmation 
will have to come from the person who bought it.

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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