swap from mechanical to electronic speedo?
hi all is it possible/ cost effective to swap from a mechanical cable driven speedo to an electronic speedo. i have an 86 toyota pick up
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im interested in the answer too
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me 2 ..........
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some GPS units now display speed. I may go that route if/when i get gears
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They did not start electrical speedos until 1992 so unless you want to rewire your entire truck, PLUS deal with the headache of parts that are MORE expensive, i wouldn't do it.
That $70 cable is much cheaper than the $240 speed sensor. |
Originally Posted by DeathCougar
(Post 51336794)
They did not start electrical speedos until 1992 so unless you want to rewire your entire truck, PLUS deal with the headache of parts that are MORE expensive, i wouldn't do it.
That $70 cable is much cheaper than the $240 speed sensor. Google Hall effect speedometer sender. There are multiple options but I chose to buy the Autometer one. I did this exact thing to one of my Bugs. I wanted all Autometer Cobalt series gauges and unfortunately, they did not make a mechanical Cobalt speedo. So, I started doing some research and came across the Hall effect senders. Most of the senders say they are for Ford or Chrysler/GM but the cable from my Bug threaded right on. Here is a basic install sheet from Autometer http://www.autometer.com/productPDF/1168.pdf Good luck |
Autometer being aftermarket gauges.
I should have clarified, i was talking OEM parts only. |
Originally Posted by DeathCougar
(Post 51336866)
Autometer being aftermarket gauges.
I should have clarified, i was talking OEM parts only. OP should clarify as well ;) |
oem after market does not really mater. i finaly got my mecanical settup working again but i am still looking at ideas. i found a unit on merlin crawler that supposedly will work too.
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