Dear Fellow enthusiasts,
I have 1967 250SL auto and plan to use a KMH adhesive label to convert my speedometer to Kmh. It’s a simple and easy DIY task however, that still leaves the odometer in miles. Using a ratio box would reduce the speedometer’s arc, so that’s not a good solution. So other than acquiring a new kmh speedometer from Europe, which is hard to find and quite costly, the best solution appears to be to deal with each element separately.
The VDO mechanical speedometers of this period were used in a lot of cars, including Porsche 912 and 911, some VW’s and a large number of other Mercedes, all of which will be far more common than our w113, therefore easier to find. I was hoping that it mighty be possible to acquire a VDO Kmh speedometer (from a 911 of the same period for example) and transplant the odometer module into my original W113 speedo.
Has anyone done this successful, and if so, what’s the best target vehicle with a compatible speedometer
I hope you can help.
Jeff
In sunny Western Australia