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Gentlemen,
I would appreciate any leads on a set of OEM 356 Gauges, vdo '56 through '63, with the speedometer in Km/h. My build is having some OEM parts and this is one of them. Probably will need to restore but a well priced not so shot set is a good start. Preferably with clock too. Any and all leads are more than welcome.
Thank you!
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Maybe Carey can help.
Bill, thanks, he's helping me as well. Hopefully I can find another lead through the SOC.
356 Tachs up to mid-64 were mechanical - cable driven off the distributor drive. They can be converted to electronic but at added cost.
http://www.nhspeedometer.com/service-restorations-356
They made my VDO clock 12v converted
I had mine converted at Palo Alto Speedometer. They look and work great.
VDO is supposed to make a new replica in KPH, shortly check with Carey...
Intermeccanica provides a dual KPH/MPH speedometer if that works.
Then you can visit different countries...
Thanks Marty, Wolfgang, Ray and Bob. VDO hasn't launched the KP/H yet. I don't want the lcd screen on the speedo, that is the challenge. IM looks great Bob but its MPH. Marty send me a pic of your dash when you can. Thanks for the leads on NHS and PA. Carey knows about both. This item is one of the many challengin tasks to overcome/find for the next year.
The IM ones have marking for both MPH and KPH - but suspect odo is miles.
Julio, just wondering why you would want KMH in the USA?
100 KPH seems more impressive than 60 MPH.
Wolfgang iscorrect
Yeah it is so impressive they raised the speeding fines accordingly 
I learned how to drive in the Dom Rep at age 10, on an old 70s VW beetle my godmother used to own. (unbeknownst to my parents obviously) it was in KM/h, the first porsche I ever saw in my life was there, also KM/H, it was love at first sight. Plus I figured the speedo in KM/h will give me an excuse with the state troopers if they ever pull me over for 'speeding'. I also want the mile/km count on the old mechanical look, not digital. The JPS Coupe that VM sold recently which I test drove was in KM/h as well. I'm also having the speedo on the right like on Marty's IM, I like it better there for my field of vision. Thanks for the dash shot Marty, exactly the look I am envisioning.
Gotta find those gauges though.
Thank you gentlemen. Looking forward to this year long deal....more to come.
Original gauges are on E-bay all the time. Most need rebuilding. I used North Hollywood. Since they go thru them completely with new trim rings and faces you can buy the real junky looking ones for cheap. What is cool is to use a 912 tach, it's a larger size but still matches the early faces. When all is said and done and you'll have brand new looking original gauges and you'll be north of $1,000. All tachometers can be converted to electric...
Thanks for all the leads and advice. Will look into it.
Prices for OEM ones on eBay are ridiculous.
Speedos - $450-2250 --- then then only accurate with 165x15/80 tires
Tach - $350-1350 --- mechanical that has to be converted to electronic
Combo - $350-1950!
There are a couple combo trio "bargains" for only $1600
Time to dust off my collection of 914 gauges - add vintage green faces and chrome bezels.
You have to bide your time on eBay, the deals will pop up. Might take a month or two to collect all three for about $200 a piece. Then you send them to North Hollywood or similar restorer. Only worth it if you really want original gauges. None of the repops look original...
Julio, IMHO, the romance of original gauges with quickly fade as the costs and problems mount. Special Edition has the correct diameter VDO gauges that run off GPS. They even have a dual mph/kph version. If I was building new, that's what I'd choose.
They also have a new clock.
I opted for mph, because when I see a cop and look down at my speedo I don't want to be doing math.
Tom Blankinship posted:I opted for mph, because when I see a cop and look down at my speedo I don't want to be doing math.
By the time you see the cop, it's too late to be doing math.
How good are you at Political Science?
Exactly, Mitch. I've always held the belief that when the cop asks you if you know how fast you were going, it's a rhetorical question.
Thanks guys. I really do not want the lcd screen on the Speedo, that is the issue. Plus here in Miami Beach I already know the cops will pull me over just to take a peak at the car. They do it all the time with Lambos and Ferraris to see if they catch a celebrity driving one. Like I said, no one drives a classic daily here or even rarely seen on weekends. Herbert maybe but he is on Ocean Drive where only tourists hang out. If you are a resident you stay away from tourist traps as much as possible. My daily commute (as of 2 months ago) is on a 30mph residential road, that is 48 KM/h so to keep it safe will drive at 45 K/h. back and forth is less than 7 miles. Before then I lived 4 blocks away so walked to work.
I work anywhere between 10 to 14 hours a day in the office so really just want to get home after I'm done or if I go happy hour I leave the car at Office garage and Uber it home.
Tom, I appreciate the words of wisdom, but will take my chances, its important to me that the instrument cluster look as period correct as possible. I already went Suby which is not really what I wanted to do but since I need A/C plus Miami Beach is hot as hell for 5 months don't want to be dealing with Carb calibrating and other nuisances as I'm not mechanically inclined. I just want to turn the key and go.
Jim, I'm with you. That should be a jeopardy question really. I always reply, "if I would look down at the Speedo then I have to take my eyes Off the road officer" you would not want that would you?
