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Offline tamandua-rj

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speedo/tach swap
« on: September 30, 2007, 06:45:14 PM »
Hi there.. would a speedometr/tachometer set from a B4 fit a B6 1999?? Please help me on this one

Offline turbofb

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speedo/tach swap
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2007, 08:25:42 PM »
Do any 1999 bikes still use a mechanical speedo?
The B4 tach will work no prob,its 4 cylinder and electric.The B4 speedo is cable driven off the front tire.
I only waited 15 years, to buy a B4!!

Offline Red01

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speedo/tach swap
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2007, 10:08:27 PM »
The redline is probably marked higher on the B4 tach.
I don't know if the size and mounting of the clocks are the same, or similar, though.

The '99 B6 does use a mechanical speedo driven by a cable off the front wheel, like the B4. They didn't go electronic until 2000 (2001 for the B12) when they went to the 2G body style..
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