VDO econometer and temp gauges for swap

[OapEM]

My car has Smiths dials so these are no use to me. Anyone fancy swapping these for the equivalent Smiths?

[J340GLT]

yeh i maybe up for that will get pics of my smiths ones tomo

[SteveP]

Are these off a certain 340? Well saved!

[OapEM]

Winner winner (like I had earlier) chicken dinner.

I await your move sir.
Cheers, Liam.

[OapEM]

Are these off a certain 340? Well saved!

That they are Steve. As I was saying to Ben though they must have been a retro fit as the car had a clock instead of a rev counter!
FJ seems to think that's not right either. lol

[volvodspec]

not neccaseraly, it's a gl with luxury striping, electric windows etc, so why not the econ and temp gauge? it was common for the 1400 not to have a rev counter so this might easaly have been a "dealer luxury package"

[trabitom99]

The face of that econometer is pretty rare ... I'd definitely have swapped that, if I'd had some Smiths spare!

Cheers

Tom

[SteveP]

I've seen that before as well...!

The car was exactly the same as this but a B plate... same toys and dials, yet no rev counter - strange spec or what

Incidentally the twin of this car was where I got the 'rare faced' econometer like this one!

[J340GLT]

this is what I have mate

[OapEM]

Cool mate. All working I assume?

If the one I'm wanting rid of is rare I'm no doubt doing myself out of some money, but they never cost me much and I want some Smiths ones. NOW.

[filthyjohn]

Looks like a good swap here boys, get it done. The face of the smiths econ gauge is very nearly as cool as the VDO one with all the rectangular blocks.
That car was mad spec, A reg 1.4, 5 speed, factory EW (pilfered by me), extra dials but no rev counter. And a rust-free bonnet LOL

[foggyjames]

I think Hugh's B-plate GL special edition was like that....extra gauges, e/w, alloys...not sure about the rev counter though. I'm thinking the 'block faced' econometers were the early VDO ones.

If either of those Smiths gauges prove to be duff, I might have Smiths ones I'd be happy to be rid of for a few beer tokens.

cheers

James

[MCHUDD]

Hi James.
I am also on the look out for an oil pressure gauge for my 1983 GLS.
Would you happen to have one?
Cheers Mark.

[foggyjames]

No, but I'd look in the states...240 Turbos got them as standard...same as the 300 series ones. Try a post on Turbobricks. Don't pay a lot for it, and insist you get the sender...the one for a B21 (which all 240 Turbos are) will have the same thread as a B19. I'm assuming being an 83 car it has a B19...?

cheers

James

[MCHUDD]

Hi James.
Thanks for that.I got the sender in the states a while back for a couple of quid.
The thread however seems to be rather small.
Cheers Mark.