Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 13:15:14 GMT From: "Fred W." <jfine2nopsamrr.com> wrote in message news:IPhwa.11121$4_1.2488844nopsamter.nyc.rr.com... > I have a 1996 Saab 900S Turbo that was built for the Canadian market with a > KMH speedometer. As I understand it, in order to have it approved by U.S. > Customs, i will have to replace the KMH speedometer with a MPH speedometer > (and i dont believe stickers will do the job). The local dealer (Zumbach in > NYC) says the part costs about $700, and i dont know what the labor will > run. Local Saab specialists appear unable to help -- they refer me to the > dealer. Same with the spare parts dealers advertised on the web. > > Anyone with any suggestions or experience with this? I would love to find a > used part that a non-dealer could install. Or even a good argument for > customs that i dont need to do this. > > I'm not sure that speedo replacement will be neccesary. I owned (just sold it) an 88 mazda RX-7 which was a Canadian car originally. It still had the speedo in KPH but has an inner ring with MPH marked on it. The odometer was still in kilometers which causes great confusion for CarFax and various title agencies, but the car was registered and titled in th US (New Hampshire)
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