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| Author: | meehal [ Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:58 pm ] |
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someone has made a dash for my 850 today i had to replace the temp gauge and while it was off i much prefer the original style dash. im missing a few bits and pieces like the main part around the speedo, and the dash cards, i can do the dash cards. Does anyone have any pics of theres they could post? cheers. |
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| Author: | d1ck0 [ Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:26 pm ] |
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Check out this "how to" http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12380 Cheers, Dicko |
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| Author: | meehal [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:37 am ] |
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yep i've got that part covered, i think thats an mk1 dash? i was after what the 850 dash looks like so i can put mine back the way it was supposed to be. anyone out there have pics of their 850 dash in original condition? cheers. |
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| Author: | AEG163job [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:21 am ] |
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ask Sports 850 really nicely
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| Author: | sports850 [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:23 am ] |
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It's pretty basic but I'll put some pics up later . Mines the plain standard one with the white binacle , switch on the side for dash light and only the speedo . |
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| Author: | meehal [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:40 pm ] |
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i thought he would i dont want to keep bothering him though....hahaha... hmm...thats interesting i found a switch on the right side and was thinking what is that. so that lights up the speedo? i think mines on all the time. that would be great. thanks everyone. michael. |
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| Author: | AEG163job [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:45 pm ] |
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It's always amazed me why BMC put that dash light switch in their cars. They could have left it off & saved 50c and probably made less of a loss on each car
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| Author: | sports850 [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:51 pm ] |
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Simple , that's so you can turn the lights on the speedo off so your girlfriend/wife/whoever doesn't know how fast you're hammering into the corners at
Here's the pic's , front on , 
Right side showing speedo light switch , 
Left side showing parcel shelf light (the opaquegrommet type thing) and switch . These were interchangable of course between left and right hand drive . 
From behind , the speedo binacle is held in place by 4 (I think) bolts and captive nuts , you can see one of them in the top right . 
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| Author: | meehal [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:49 pm ] |
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thanks sports850. at the back of the speedo is there supposed to be a plate covering that? mine is also exposed doesn't look right. im going to be placing a wanted ad for the surrounding shroud, if anyone has a spare thats in good nick...no \ minimal cracks please pm me. cheers, michael. |
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| Author: | czerial [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:52 pm ] |
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that chrome around the vinyl and speedo houseing would be impossible to get now days i think? have never noticed that before |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:55 pm ] |
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There's normally a vynil mat thing across the firewall in the enginebay but I'm not sure if all mini's (850's especially) got it or not . Some photo's of new 850's in the early 60's have them and some don't so I don't know for sure . There was no seperate cover for the back of the speedo itself though . |
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| Author: | jbeenz [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:31 pm ] |
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czerial wrote: that chrome around the vinyl and speedo houseing would be impossible to get now days i think? have never noticed that before
I think its the same or as near as makes no difference (except concourse mayby) to the chrome trim for arround the roof on the vinyl roof-d cars. availabe in the uk, in a roll to do a roof for about 5 pounds or somthing silly. |
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| Author: | sports850 [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:37 pm ] |
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I don't know if you could bend the other stuff tight enough though , it's got to bend away from the open edge not sideways to it . |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:15 pm ] |
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AEG163job wrote: It's always amazed me why BMC put that dash light switch in their cars. They could have left it off & saved 50c and probably made less of a loss on each car They only had the switch because it was the law. Every car has them.
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| Author: | AEG163job [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:20 pm ] |
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Quote: They only had the switch because it was the law. Every car has them.
Interesting. What was the law exactly? |
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