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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 08:54 AM
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Default Transparent stick-on conversion for speedometer?

Our new Audi comes equipped with metric system in Canada. Hence, we read KPH instead of MPH on the speedometer. Our old Integra had both KPH and MPH with larger KPH which served as an easy reference of speed when traveling south of the border.

We can just as easily convert in our minds but has anyone heard of a small, circular, transparent plastic stick-on thing (i.e. not a sticker, thus, non-invasive) that can be placed easily over the KPH speedometer to allow us to see corresponding MPH?

Clearly this may be useful the other way around. Many times I have reminded my American family and friends that measurement system here is metric, not old English...

Perhaps I'll just make one myself from saran wrap. ;-)
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 08:56 AM
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probably just make one
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 09:57 AM
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Odd. In US models, there's both. Big/outer circle is MPH, smaller/inner is KPH.
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 10:58 AM
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Default Don't use saran wrap

That probably wont work too well. Your local screen printing shop would be able to make up a batch printed on that clear static-stick stuff. The only problem is that they aren't going to want to make just one. You should see if you can get 100 or so Canadian A4 owners to buy one. I would guess the cost then would be around CAN $5 or $6 each, especially if you provided the "artwork" and used only one color.
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 01:25 PM
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55 mph = 90 km/h, 30 = 50, 70 = 115...what more would you need to know?
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 03:29 PM
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Default Just learned that Canada and European models use metric system

but smaller MPH dial (similiar to your smaller KPH dial) would be helpful when we take road trips to the States.
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 03:34 PM
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Default Oookay...

[ I better not go there... :-0 ] Thanks for the quick tip.
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 03:46 PM
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Default I'm sure it was cheaper to use the euro spedometer on the CA models

as opposed to making one specifically just for Canada with KPH and MPH
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 04:01 PM
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Default Just kidding about the saran wrap...

;-) My thoughts exactly.
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Old Jul 20, 2002 | 04:20 PM
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I figured as much
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