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Old 06-09-2016, 08:50 AM
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Speedometer help!

Hey guys, i was wondering if anyone knew of a stock style/look electric speedometer (not 90-92) got a t56 in my 85 iroc with the vss in it and my speedo is mechanical, really dont want to put in cable x and im not one for aftermarket gauges. Id like to keep the stock look going is there a company that can convert my mechanical speedo to vss? Or just a gauge would be fine but it gotta look like it came out of an 85 but accept vss, any thing helps!

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Re: Speedometer help!

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Hey guys, i was wondering if anyone knew of a stock style/look electric speedometer (not 90-92) got a t56 in my 85 iroc with the vss in it and my speedo is mechanical, really dont want to put in cable x and im not one for aftermarket gauges. Id like to keep the stock look going is there a company that can convert my mechanical speedo to vss? Or just a gauge would be fine but it gotta look like it came out of an 85 but accept vss, any thing helps!

Thank you all in advance
I don't think you'll find one that will drop right in where the factory gauge goes, but Autometer makes VSS compatible electronic speedos. The cheapest is probably this one http://www.summitracing.com/parts/atm-1487 Plenty of guys here on TGO have made gauge clusters using all Autometer (and similar) gauges. They look great but are probably a pretty expensive upgrade if you are willing to go that route.
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Re: Speedometer help!

yea, thats what its looking like. Possibly gonna do the dakota digital set up that keeps the stock layout atleast
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Re: Speedometer help!

Someone on here recommended these guys: http://t56cablespeedometer.com/
Give them a call, ask questions.
Also have an eBay page...

You send in the tail end of the T56 and they make a mechanical conversion.

It might be pricey, but you keep the classic look.
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