Swapping a Euro(kilometer)gauge into a 530i?
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canada karl
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Swapping a Euro(kilometer)gauge into a 530i?
I have located an E12 Euro speedometer that has new odometer gears for a reasonable price and wondered if it is a direct swap into a 76 530i without any issues? I installed a 5 spd years ago. That wouldn't affect the speedo would it?
1976 530i. BMW 59 Triumph TR3A(rolling resto). 67 Triumph TR4A(salvageable). 86 900S Winter car
Re: Swapping a Euro(kilometer)gauge into a 530i?
Nope, diff is the one that affects things. In essence it counts the rev's of the output shaft. Of course that assumes the euro came with the same diff ratio.canada karl wrote:I installed a 5 spd years ago. That wouldn't affect the speedo would it?
Mike W.
02 525ita. Wife's, aka grocery getter
02 530i. New to the fleet, 3 pedals.
03 QX4, AKA the Datsun. Finally got the 4WD vacationmoble to stop smoking.
07 Xterra. Still on the DL, a purchase from hell.
02 525ita. Wife's, aka grocery getter
02 530i. New to the fleet, 3 pedals.
03 QX4, AKA the Datsun. Finally got the 4WD vacationmoble to stop smoking.
07 Xterra. Still on the DL, a purchase from hell.
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Odometergears
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Karl,
If it isn't reading correctly, call Palo Alto Speedometer. Hartmut re calibrated mine when I did the switch. It's not a simple gear change in the speedo head but a re-magnetizing of the speedometer.
If the gear ratio in the diff was the same as yours, no problems.
If it isn't reading correctly, call Palo Alto Speedometer. Hartmut re calibrated mine when I did the switch. It's not a simple gear change in the speedo head but a re-magnetizing of the speedometer.
If the gear ratio in the diff was the same as yours, no problems.
Jeff Caplan 1981 Euro E12 3.5 M106 Block w/T4