KM Gauges

All

I am getting my car shipped and when it gets here will need to get tags. However, the gauges are in KM. I live in Florida and know that at the DMV they will want to verify mileage by looking at the odometer. Is this going to be a major issue? If so, what can I do?

If they're clearly marked as metric the DMV folks ought to be able to convert. I wouldn't worry about it.

Ask them if they have a calculator, multiply by 0.62.

In my experience in three states (anal Massachusetts, laid-back Rhode Island and really laid-back South Carolina), nobody even bats an eye at it - they just see the odometer reading and write it down without ever noting whether it's miles, kilometers or rods-per-furlong. It's not THEIR car, so they don't care.

Don't sweat it. (but keep in your head the .62 conversion, just in case).

Todd,

FL BMV is in a world of their own. FL is a state that actually differentiates between a "kit car" and a "replica".
Anyway, I have had it be both an issue and a non issue in Florida just this year. One client was told he HAD to have MPH gauges, in which case we swapped him out, and I've had others who were pushed right through with no questions asked... so I guess it depends on the office or the clerk you get.

If you swap them out i guess it takes it back to zero or is there actually a way to set what the miles should be?

Different gear ratios on the odometers....

In order to avoid an "odometer disclosure statement" we have them set to the proper mileage by North Hollywood. If you already had one to swap for another I'd connect the speedo cable to a drill and you can put the proper miles on it that way... unless it has a TON of miles then I'd just send it out to have it set and save yourself a lot of time.