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MG TD TF 1500 - Speedo Question

SDear all, I have a dish faced speedo but the car should have a flat faced one. Can the "face plate" be changed? Thanks, Tom (It's in a "Y" type)
Thomas McNamara

Tom,
My mate makes the dials to fit a flat dial to the magnetic speedo-see photo below.
He makes them in MPH and KPH.

Regards
Declan

Declan Burns

The face plate can be changed, but there are differences between the internals. The dished faces were a magnetic speedo where as the flat faced were chronometric. So they are not interchangeable,
Lew Palmer

Lew,
That photo is a photo of a magnetic speedo with a flat face-I beg to differ.
Regards
Declan
Declan Burns

Note that on these reproduction dials the trip is at the top and the mileage at the bottom to match the magnetic speedo.
Regards
Declan
Declan Burns

Hey Declan, please contact me if the MPH flat face is available. Tom TMcNam4510@aol.com
Thomas McNamara

Tom,
I have sent you the detail about getting the dial via PM.
Regards
Declan
Declan Burns

Declan, you have probably answered this before but I'll ask anyway. Does your friend restore dished faces or just sell refurbished one? In other words, can I send him my tach and speedo faces to be restored?

Regards

Tim
Timothy Burchfield

Tim,
He just makes new dials and clocks. He is a retired clockmaker by trade. He does not restore originals.
Regards
Declan
Declan Burns

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