850 spider speedometer

[paintdudeluke]

Will the 120 speedo from the 850 swap into our 124 dash. They look the same, anybody know? Same cable etc? I hate my 85mph one. It reminds me of my 80s motorcycles pegged going into 3rd gear.

[fiat218]

Will the 120 speedo from the 850 swap into our 124 dash. They look the same, anybody know? Same cable etc? I hate my 85mph one. It reminds me of my 80s motorcycles pegged going into 3rd gear.

Why change it when,that's as fast it will go

[paintdudeluke]

My 85r is pegged all the time, I do a lot of hwy driving. I'm looking for a decent 140 but I'm seeing a lot of clean 120s from the 850 for pretty cheap. Just curious if its the same fit.

[fiat218]

Speed limit is 75/80. You will be fine

[bradartigue]

Will the 120 speedo from the 850 swap into our 124 dash. They look the same, anybody know? Same cable etc? I hate my 85mph one. It reminds me of my 80s motorcycles pegged going into 3rd gear.

Yes they are the same unit.

[vandor]

It will physically fit (I have one in my '71), but the 850 uses a screw-on connection to the cable, while the Spider 2000 has a clip-on type connection. Earlier Spider had screw-on connection, but those cables are shorter, as the go through the transmission tunnel, while on the Spider 2000 it goes through the firewall.

[paintdudeluke]

Now I'm thinking about getting the 220 kph speedo. This is my for-fun car anyway. Then if I get harassed for only lap belts I'l point at the euro-speedo and say "The imported ones only came with lap belts."

[bradartigue]

It will physically fit (I have one in my '71), but the 850 uses a screw-on connection to the cable, while the Spider 2000 has a clip-on type connection. Earlier Spider had screw-on connection, but those cables are shorter, as the go through the transmission tunnel, while on the Spider 2000 it goes through the firewall.

I used many with the clip-on over the screw-on and found they held. Maybe I also wire-tied over them, it's been a decade or so.

[vandor]

Now I'm thinking about getting the 220 kph speedo.

I did that for a while and hated it. It just looks too busy with so many more numbers on the speedo.

Even tho I know what is th corresponding mph, it was a pain to have to think about it all the time.

After reading Brad's post it looks like you may be able to use the 850 speedo after all.

[bradartigue]

Now I'm thinking about getting the 220 kph speedo.

I did that for a while and hated it. It just looks too busy with so many more numbers on the speedo.

Even tho I know what is th corresponding mph, it was a pain to have to think about it all the time.

After reading Brad's post it looks like you may be able to use the 850 speedo after all.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/fiat-850-spider ... b5&vxp=mtr

Something like this works - beware this one in particular as it is a scan from a picture taken in 2002 (the guy has the date/time stamp on it). Probably spent 11 years in a box.