Speedo Glass

48lesco · Post by **48lesco** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:40 pm

Working on a '66 CA77 and the speedo glass is cracked. Anyone have just the glass, or a speedo with good glass that's destined for the trash?
Thanks!
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cadman · Post by **cadman** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:00 pm

Any glass shop will make you one cheap.

48lesco · Post by **48lesco** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:20 pm

Thanks! I'll go that route if I can't find original.
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conbs · Post by **conbs** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:15 pm

48, I bought a parts speedo off of Ebay. While taking it apart I noticed that there was some kind of coating (plastic?) on the inside of the glass. When I asked on this site, no one seemed to know anything about it.

Later, I asked Joel Levine about it and he said he had never heard of Honda's having a coating on the speedo glass.

Then I took apart another speedo and looking for the coating, sure enough there was something there. I have no idea what it is/was, but you might ask your glass shop about it. As I understand from Joel, he has rebuilt hundreds of speedo's using regular glass, so that will probably work just fine, too.

48lesco · Post by **48lesco** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:42 am

I've taken a few apart myself, and never noticed that but then again I wasn't looking for it either. Could be like a safety glass function, or maybe UV protection for the speedo face. Anyway, thanks for the tip!
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