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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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110 mph to 140 mph

Wondering if you can just swap in a 140 mph and will it still be accurate.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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Re: 110 mph to 140 mph

yup.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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Re: 110 mph to 140 mph

Originally Posted by dairy
Wondering if you can just swap in a 140 mph and will it still be accurate.
Mechanical to mechanical and electric to electric. Your car has the latter, if you're uncertain.

JamesC
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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Re: 110 mph to 140 mph

Yep, did it myself to test a cluster in my own car. Speedo needle moves slower but is perfectly accurate
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