So, I was trying to diagnose a potentially bad bulb in my guage cluster and long drawn out story cut short... the dual needle on my speedometer broke. Only the KPH side, but it snapped right off. I pulled the needle off and tried to super glue the broken back, it was so brittle, the one peice crumbled into 4 pieces before the glue set.

The car only has 85,000 on it and I am only the 2nd owner, so I'd hate to swap out the speedo unless I can swap out the odometer assembly and keep that with the car.

What are my options here? I called Hawks and they have an entire 82-84 speedo, but not just a replacement needle. They also say the one they have is faded. Could I buy an 85 and up 85MPH speedo and swap the odometers?

 

You can swap odometers to another 82-84 speedo, or an 85-89 speedo.

 

Thanks for the quick reply. Another question.... Does jumping up to say a 115mph or 140mph speedo need re-gearing in the trans or anything, or is it pretty much plug and play (given that they are mechanical operation like mine of course)

 

They're all directly interchangeable.

 

Ok, thanks very much. I appreciate the info!