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| Author: | ozmini [ Fri Jan 09, 2015 7:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
Putting the speedometer for my 1961 850 back together and I find I have 2 different glasses. One is flat and the other curved. I believe that the curved one is correct, but can anyone confirm - Thanks in Advance. John K. |
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| Author: | Phil 850 [ Sat Jan 10, 2015 2:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
My 850 speedo glass is convex. |
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| Author: | 69k1100 [ Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
There are two types of glass I have come across (haven't pulled apart that many speedos though) concave (early silver faces speedo) and convex (later black faced speedo). |
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| Author: | Phil 850 [ Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
So ALL the glass is the same just fitted convex or concave ? |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
Phil 850 wrote: So ALL the glass is the same just fitted convex or concave ? There are two types of glass I have come across (haven't pulled apart that many speedos though) concave (early silver faces speedo) and convex (later black faced speedo)...is the answer  [Edit: for the life of me, I don't recall ever seeing a concave glass in an early Mini speedo...I wonder if some people just put them in the wrong way when reassembling them?] |
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| Author: | Aussie Brian [ Sun Jan 11, 2015 7:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
[Edit: for the life of me, I don't recall ever seeing a concave glass in an early Mini speedo...I wonder if some people just put them in the wrong way when reassembling them?] +1 |
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| Author: | Phil 850 [ Sun Jan 11, 2015 8:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
I just looked at my daughters 850 (silver face) and the glass is concave. Don't know if this has ever been pulled apart but it is not currently working so it must be original
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Sun Jan 11, 2015 10:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
The first production Mini in the Gaydon museum has concave glass. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
I think most Mini speedos have concave glass, unless the glass has been refitted back to front. |
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| Author: | Convertible Mini [ Sun Jan 11, 2015 9:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
I have a few silver face old Speedos I will have a look tomorrow if I remember. JK. |
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| Author: | minijcar [ Mon Jan 12, 2015 5:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
Concave glass on early instruments and convex later. There is also more than one size of glass as in some speedo's the rubber fits on the glass and others below the glass. As a consequence there are different masks below the glass and bezel. |
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| Author: | Timbo [ Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
Later Mokes (with UK speedos) have flat glass. Tim |
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| Author: | minijcar [ Mon Jan 12, 2015 1:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
Yes and a different profile on the black bezel |
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| Author: | Timbo [ Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Information Please - 850 Speedometer Glass |
Yes the bezel profile changed from pointy to rounded as a safety measure, I assume there were huge numbers of people getting large circles cut out of them like cookies. Tim |
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