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LH Odometre

Started by _L31SLR_ , Jun 17 2006 11:28 PM

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#1 _L31SLR_

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Posted 17 June 2006 - 11:28 PM

I have recently purchased a 1975 LH SLR 5000 and have noticed in my travels on the net that there appears to be two different types of odometre displays on LH/LX model Toranas. The car I have bought has a 5 digit display but I have seen some that are 6 digit displays. Does anyone know when the odometres changed from 5 to 6 digits? Is the 5 digit display correct for my year and model? A long shot here but is it possible to tell how many times the 5 digit odometres have been around the clock? Thanks for your help.

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#2 Heath

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Posted 18 June 2006 - 12:38 AM

Well we can't see it at that size, but anyway I know exactly what you're talking about.

My LX SL Cluster has six digits. My LX SL/R cluster has six digits, my LH SL/R cluster has five digits. As far as I know there are only three SL/R Clusters made.

*Early LH SLR - five digits, white needle, MPH+KPH
*Late LH SLR - five digits, white needle, KPH - yours
*LX SLR/SS - six digits, yellow needle, KPH

The first one is pretty rare (not particularly popular though), cluttered looking and was only availible for a few months
The second was from late '74 to the last LH SLR/L34 made.
The third was on all LXs (except possibly that "prototype A9X" thing in another thread, but we won't go there now)

Therefore, yours is correct for your car AFAIK. If there was a six digit LH setup ever made, I can't say I've ever seen it.
There is no way of finding out how many times it's gone around. You just get a new car every hundred thousand k's :spoton:

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#3 _L31SLR_

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Posted 18 June 2006 - 10:53 AM

Thanks very much Heath. Sorry about the picture I must have got the sizing wrong.(better luck next time)

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#4 _Flamenco_

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Posted 18 June 2006 - 03:03 PM

There are the other speedo's where the Mph and Kmh are on both on the speedo face (one scale inside the other one). On late LX's and A9X's there was a park brake light built into the speedo...

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#5 Heath

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Posted 18 June 2006 - 04:12 PM

There are the other speedo's where the Mph and Kmh are on both on the speedo face (one scale inside the other one).

*Early LH SLR - five digits, white needle, MPH+KPH

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#6 _Flamenco_

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Posted 19 June 2006 - 02:22 AM

I did! We just didn't end up meeting there after the swapmeet (I was there floating around somewhere!) :spoton:

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#7 _wabbit_

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Posted 19 June 2006 - 01:27 PM

and just for cat amongst the pigeons time.

this one came out my August 1975 LH

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Posted 19 June 2006 - 07:35 PM

interesting, never come across it before but i do notice thats not an SLR speedo, maybe the SLR ones didn't go to 6 digits? btw there are 4 different SLR speedos, ealry and late LH and early and late LX. The late LX also slightly changed the 4 instruments and the lettering is ever so slightly different.

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#9 _L31SLR_

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Posted 19 June 2006 - 08:07 PM

G'day REDA9X are you saying that the speedo pictured is not from an SLR? If so can you tell me how it is different? The build date on the car is Feb 1975.
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#10 Heath

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Posted 19 June 2006 - 08:50 PM

160km/h

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Posted 19 June 2006 - 10:52 PM

exactly, the one wabbit put up is only 160km/h, SLR's had 200km/h speedos

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#12 _L31SLR_

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Posted 20 June 2006 - 12:40 PM

Yes I can now see what your all talking about. I was a bit quick to post the other day and the picture of the other speedo had not loaded. Thanks for all your help, makes me feel a little easier about the purchase.
Cheers L31SLR