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12-30-2013, 08:52 AM
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What years were the 80mph speedos used?
what years did they use the 80mph max speed speedos? was it 1982-84?
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12-30-2013, 08:56 AM
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My 1892 300SD has an 85 MPH speedo and my '84 300D (delivered in August of 1984) has a 120 MPH one.
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12-30-2013, 09:21 AM
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My 83 300D has a 120 MPH one.
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12-30-2013, 09:23 AM
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My 68 has a speedo that goes to 100mph, but top speed is about 80.
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12-30-2013, 09:50 AM
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I think 82 was the cutoff year, my 83 300sd had the 120mph, and the cluster i replced it with was 80/85mph(dont remember) and it was out of an 82 year model. i liked it better with the breakdown of how fast i was going, tended to not speed as much
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12-30-2013, 10:07 AM
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It was almost 30 years old then, but still seemed quite modern (you know how these 'Benzes are).
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12-30-2013, 10:26 AM
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my 79 was in US units, not metric, and went to 115...
I do not remember what the 80 speedo was... I think it was 85... I don't have any 81's... most likely it's 80-82 have the 85mph speedo...
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12-30-2013, 12:17 PM
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Our former '81 turbo 300D estate had a speedo range up to 85mph only.
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12-30-2013, 01:45 PM
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I did a little research and the U.S. speeodmeters with the bold 55 and max 85 were required between September of 1979 and the end of 1981.
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12-30-2013, 05:36 PM
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Yep, here's the '81 speedo. In the wagon, the speed sensor was electric. When the fuse popped one night, I noticed I was driving the car without knowing the true speed (among other instrumentation that stopped working). Pulled over and replaced the fuse, and everything was back.
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#11
12-30-2013, 07:31 PM
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A little background:
National Maximum Speed Law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia And commentary: Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55 - YouTube
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