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Old 10-07-2016, 07:54 PM   #8
RalphG
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Default Re: Mercury Speedometer

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Originally Posted by rotorwrench View Post
I bought a clean looking instrument panel off the bay about 8-years ago and I only paid about 75 bucks for it complete. The panel was a little too pitted to use without getting it rechromed but the instruments were in great condition. The speedo out of that one fixed one of my 51s. I also used one of the gauges and some of the accessory retention hardware that is hard to source.
I've seen several on e-bay but with our 75 cent dollar and high shipping costs I'd be paying well over $100 for a used instrument panel that may or may not work. If nothing else I am learning a bit about what is inside a speedometer and how it works.
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