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Originally Posted by CONRAD
Working on 1985 380 SE. Have to remove the instrument cluster.
Is it necessary to remove the steering wheel ?
The replacement cluster has a speedo which only goes to 85 MPH.
The speedo in the MB goes to 160 MPH.
Will the replacement speedo fit/work with out problems ?
Pls advise.
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My apologies about the steering wheel removal, I was in the SL forum and inadvertently advised wrong. You do
not have to remove the steering wheel on the 380SE to remove the cluster.
That said, since the cluster removal is very easy (do a search if you need to get specifics), compare the connections at the back to ensure compatability. If they are the same, I'd just swap the clusters and go for a drive to check how the speedo and tach operate.
I have changed tachs in older Mercedes and found that the 8 and 6 cylinder models are not compatible, which is not an issue in your case, so the tachs should both work fine.
I'm stumped on the 85 MPH speedometer though. The 116 engine will certainly propel its chassis to well over that limit. Are you sure that this isn't a Kilometer thing? Cars sold in Canada have the primary readout in KPH, U.S. cars have KPH in smaller yellow numbers.