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London, England
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June 2003
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 Km or MPH?
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Wed, 09 July 2003 01:21
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Hi Guys
I'm in London England and about to buy a TA23 2000st, which has been imported from Perth. Will this car have a speedo, etc. in Km or MPH?
If it is in Km am I buggered, or can I get it converted to read MPH?
Cheers
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Location:
Perth
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November 2002
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Wed, 09 July 2003 01:27
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it will be in km/h.
I can't see any conversions being a hassle, as alot of uk people get jap imported cars that are in kmh. I had the british CAR magazine once and it talked about converting jap cars, from memory they said most people just put in a second speedo. A talk with any reputable import dealer should sort you out.
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Wed, 09 July 2003 01:35
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failing that just write these down and put it next o your speedo
31m: 50k
37m: 60k
43m: 70k
50m: 80k
56m: 90k
62m: 100k
100m: 162K
124m: 200k
take the mph times it by 1.62
or take the kph and times it by .62
500k: 313mph 
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Location:
Sydney, Australia
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May 2002
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Wed, 09 July 2003 02:40
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I thought most of the cars on the M1 didnt have speedos!!
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Location:
Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Wed, 09 July 2003 03:01
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Just swap in a MPH speedo from any TA23/RA23/RA28 Celica; it will plug straight in and read accurately with no calibration required. I'm sure these are available in the UK somewhere.
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Wed, 09 July 2003 11:07
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Yeah, should be able to find one to swap in there - in Australia, I've seen TA22's with both Km/h and MPH speedos. Otherwise, you can always make up/get made up a sticker, pull it apart, and stick it over the numbers, at least temporarily to get it approved 
*damned imperial system...I curse it every time I want a spanner!*
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Location:
London, England
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Wed, 09 July 2003 11:32
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Cheers fellas! At least that means that the mileage is only 47000 miles, cos it's only on 77000 km! Wicked!
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Location:
Perth WA
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June 2003
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Wed, 09 July 2003 11:39
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All i would try to do is what mrshin said.
You should be able to find a face plate that would fit. or just get a other speedo 
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Location:
adelaide
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April 2003
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Wed, 09 July 2003 13:22
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i saw a ta22 with mph speedo at a wreckers the other day, i was quite surprised
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Location:
Perth
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November 2002
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Wed, 09 July 2003 14:09
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| Intro2Pete wrote on Wed, 09 July 2003 19:32 |
Cheers fellas! At least that means that the mileage is only 47000 miles, cos it's only on 77000 km! Wicked!
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yeah but does it have the hundred thousand dial? My ra23 doesn't. Means it could have done 130k, 230k or 630k for all I know 
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Location:
adelaide
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April 2003
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Wed, 09 July 2003 14:11
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same for me..... my ta22 had #40,000km when i got it, i just hope that the # is a nice low number
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Location:
Caboolture QLD
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Thu, 10 July 2003 07:52
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so the KM/H speedo can be swaped straight in replacing the mph? no mods needed just use same speedo drive setup? as my TA22 has Mph and i much rather km/h!
cheers,
Alex
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Location:
Perth WA
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Thu, 10 July 2003 08:17
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no mods its just the numbers on the dash that need to be changed.
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Location:
Caboolture QLD
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Thu, 10 July 2003 09:23
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anyone wanna part with a km/h speedo? in working order with no blemishes ofcourse,
Alex
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Location:
Cabooture QLD
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: Km or MPH?
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Thu, 10 July 2003 11:31
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my 73 TA22 had a MPH speedo and my 74 had a KPH speedo
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