Just wondering if anyone can tell me if there are any issues with placing a new old stock speedo with a zero reading in a van that has had a full restoration. Are there any limitations and would it be questioned when doing rego?
Just wondering if anyone can tell me if there are any issues with placing a new old stock speedo with a zero reading in a van that has had a full restoration. Are there any limitations and would it be questioned when doing rego?
As far as i'm aware - go for it. You have put a new speedo in, simple.
or you could pay $40 and get an instruments guy to put correct kms on it. the odo is an indicator of the mileage of the vehicle not whether or not you have a new speedo. if i looked at a restored car with close to 0 reading i would be less inclined to buy as there is no verifiable history.
BQZ
I seriously doubt too many people take much notice of indicated kilometres on a GTS speedo. Nearly all have been removed/exchanged etc etc. not to mention HJ only went to 99999km any way. Just leave it at zero and its a record of kilometres since the resto. Unless you know for sure how many kilometres it had done of course.
Only early HJ (& late HQ) was like this, later HJ went to 999,999 km before returning to zero, similar to HX/HZ etc.Originally Posted by wbute
I would keep the old speedo for record & if there was a query, you just show whoever is concerned the old speedo & the NOS one.
Fitting & new speedo & staring at zero is not a crime, unless it meant to deceive.
Dr Terry
Yeah, you can do it without any rego hassles (in NSW anyway.... not sure about other states but I doubt it).
Okm from time of restoration is a good explanation to anyone questioning it, and can be validated if you start a logbook from that time.
Vans.... This is the 2nd time round the block, 40 years later! talk about turning back the clock!
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