[FC] Speedometer Question

[Paul Steinberg]

I sell them re welded and polished.  The chrome on the snaps is buffed off and
the brass is showing on the ones that I have in stock presently.  I am out of
new chrome snaps until I get some more this fall.  I sell them for $175 per
side exchanged with the original snaps and $225 per side with new snaps.  The
core piece must be in repairable condition and not have any holes drilled in
it.  When they have new snaps installed, they look just like NOS pieces.
Thanks Paul
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Patten Del R Civ AFRL Det 8/PKMA
  To: 'corvanatics@corvair.org'
  Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 10:36 AM
  Subject: RE: [FC] Speedometer Question


  Sorry...I meant the boot trim...we have a good shop right here in NM!!
  Maybe a mile from where I sit!!

  -----Original Message-----
  From: corvanatics-admin@corvair.org
  [mailto:corvanatics-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Paul Steinberg
  Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 8:30 AM
  To: corvanatics@corvair.org
  Subject: Re: [FC] Speedometer Question


  took  some looking to find these ..... I don't know if they are still in
  business any longer.  I had work done by Reynolds in MA about 15  / 20
years
  ago and it was good.   Problem is that  today, parts are hard to come by.
  Paul in CT.....


  Bill's Speedometer Shop
  109 Twinbrook Pl
  Sidney, OH 45365
  937-492-7800





  Reynolds Speedometer Repair
  4 Lobao Dr
  Danvers, MA 01923
  978-774-6848
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Patten Del R Civ AFRL Det 8/PKMA
    To: 'corvanatics@corvair.org'
    Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 9:45 AM
    Subject: RE: [FC] Speedometer Question


      Where Paul...mine has been broken for years??!!

       Del Patten...CNM

    -----Original Message-----
    From: corvanatics-admin@corvair.org
    [mailto:corvanatics-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Paul Steinberg
    Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 8:32 PM
    To: corvanatics@corvair.org
    Subject: Re: [FC] Speedometer Question


    I would suggest that you have one of the defective speedometers rebuilt
by
  a
    independent rebuilder.  I know that there is one in Danvers MA that does
    them
    for a lot of the car restoration shops.  It isn't cheap, but it is the
  only
    way to get a reliable one.  After 40 years, they get tired, the grease
  gets
    dry and the magnets loose their magnetism.
    As for the top boot problem, try using a piece of 6 mil plastic as a
space
    before you put the snap on.  That should take up any of the slack between
    the
    buttons.  If your stainless steel boot trim is broken, I know where to
get
    it
    exchanged for repaired/re welded units.  Paul in CT.....
      ----- Original Message -----
      From: robert wilson
      To: corvanatics@corvair.org
      Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:17 PM
      Subject: [FC] Speedometer Question


      Hello All;

      Is there a way to test a used speedometer before putting it in the
    vehicle?

      I've tried two different used speedometers in my '63 Monza that were
  bad.
      They either read erratically or go straight to100 MPH.
      There is also an intermittent whining noise.  The odometers on both
      speedometers seemed to work fine.

      Also, for you convertible owners;  has anybody had experience with
  making
    the
      snaps on the top boot secure to the car?
      Several of the snaps (mostly stress points - corners) on the repro top
    boot
      for my '63 will not stay on the car.
      I've tried the shop manual suggestions, i.e. making the plastic/metal
      hold-downs tighter.

      It seems that the female buttons on the top boot are bigger than the
  male
      snaps on the car that they are supposed to snap on to.

      Scott Wilson
      -'63 Rampside
      -'63 Monza Convertible
      -Two daughters under the age of 4
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