Does anyone have pics of what a backlit 85 mph speedo looks like? I'm trying to find one, and I may have in a local salvage yard. I'd just like to see one (or several) example(s) be for I buy it.

Thanks in advance for the help guys.

Drew

You can usually ind backlight 85 speedos in 85 gt and the 86/87 se. but most 86/87 se had the 120 mph speedo.-B-

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Awsome.... one Q does the backlit 85 look the same as the reg one? Cause the one I found doesn't look the same as the one I have in my car.

Drew

(Pics of a backlit would be awsome too)

quote Originally posted by 2-tone: You can usually ind backlight 85 speedos in 85 gt and the 86/87 se. but most 86/87 se had the 120 mph speedo.-B-

Wrong, V6 se's had 85mph, only fastback GT's and the formula, had 120's
all 4 cyl cars were front lit
85 GT was front lit but looked more like the style of the backlit

[This message has been edited by $Rich$ (edited 03-21-2005).]

quote Originally posted by $Rich$: Wrong, V6 se's had 85mph, only fastback GT's and the formula, had 120's

Accually, the 87 V6 SE had a 120 speedo. And I think the later 86 V6 SEs may have had them.

So does a backlit 85 exist @ all?

Drew

Yes, they exsist. I have one installed in my 1988 2.5. If you want
I can take some pics for you but I wont get home until around 7 pm.
Let me know.

Joshua

The backlit 85 MPH speedo was only available in 86. It cam in the V-6 SE's only. The 4cyld SE's had the side lit ones.

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The backlit 85 speedo (I've got two or three of them now) looks just like the 120 speedo except the numbers only go to 85. Other than the dial calibration and a component on the circuit board they're identical.

Some people prefer the 85 speedo because it spreads the numbers out better; you don't exceed 85 very often, do you?

Me, I prefer the 120 - it's more "appropriate" for a sports car.

Ok so they only came on the 86 V-6 SE's, and the 85 GTs had front lit guages that looked like they were back lit.

Is all of this correct?

Drew

quote Originally posted by joshuaz99:

them are 85GT gauges and idont think there back lit i think they were front lit just like all the 4 cyl's

here is V6 backlit (86SE replaced with 120

backlit 85mph from an 86se NOTE THE DIFFERANCE
Backlit gauges have lighter needels because light transfers through them, the 4 cyl gauges and theALL 85's are front or "side" lit, and there is no light transfer through the needle's so they are painted a rark solid orange

[This message has been edited by $Rich$ (edited 03-22-2005).]

No, you are all wrong. The pic I posted is backlit. What difference do you speak of Rich? The look exactly the
same except for the oil guage in mine. I cant remember what they came out of but trust me, its backlit. Has noone
here seen a frontlit. They have a totally different look with different text. Follow the link below to a frontlit speedometer
and tell me you cant see the difference.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7963704533&category=33678&sspagename=WDVW

Joshua

quote Originally posted by joshuaz99: No, you are all wrong. The pic I posted is backlit. What difference do you speak of Rich? The look exactly the same except for the oil guage in mine. I cant remember what they came out of but trust me, its backlit. Has noone here seen a frontlit. They have a totally different look with different text. Follow the link below to a frontlit speedometer and tell me you cant see the difference. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item =7963704533&category=33678&sspagename=WDVW Joshua

thats an 84 style front lit

the backlit 85 mph backlit only came in cars with the rally guages

all the cars with the oil pressure built into the tach are front-lit (atleast in america that I know of)

[This message has been edited by Kohburn (edited 03-23-2005).]

Kohburn, when I finish my 3.4 I will have to drive up and show you that they are backlit. Yes,
they do exsist! LOL

Joshua

Just everybody take a breth!! in through the mouth and out the nose!
now is everybody calm now!

I need a 120 cluster! anybody! and they did not make a backlit in the 4 cyl cars ever.
Maybe somebody changed it out if u have 1.

in through the mouth and out the nose!

quote Originally posted by joshuaz99: Kohburn, when I finish my 3.4 I will have to drive up and show you that they are backlit. Yes, they do exsist! LOL Joshua

would be the first ever backlit version of that guage i'll have ever seen - and i've been through many fieros - but you have it so it must be possible

edit: did a quick research the backlit version you show was only available in the 85gt - after that the rally guages were added and the tach was changed -
so my bad

[This message has been edited by Kohburn (edited 03-23-2005).]

quote Originally posted by joshuaz99: No, you are all wrong. The pic I posted is backlit. What difference do you speak of Rich? The look exactly the same except for the oil guage in mine. I cant remember what they came out of but trust me, its backlit. Has noone here seen a frontlit. They have a totally different look with different text. Follow the link below to a frontlit speedometer and tell me you cant see the difference. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item =7963704533&category=33678&sspagename=WDVW Joshua

i know what a 4cyl gauge looks like, and it is not like the pics of the 85 V6 gauges you have pictured, that are in your 88 but the needels are the same as the 4 cyl because they are NOT backlit gauges,
on your gauges:
the wrighting /lettering is Painted on, the gauge faces are Metal just like the 4cyl ones (CORRECT?) and your orange on the redline of the tach is brighter than the backlit ones, because it is painted on metal UN-like the backlit ones the backlit ones shines through the gauge
and the gauge face is plastic
im not mad and im not trying to argue, but im 100% positive that your gauges are from a 85 V6 car
and backlit gauges WERE NOT OFFERED UNTIL 86

here is a backlit tach
the 2 Pcs of clear plastic that are hanging down sit right close to a bulb and the light shined through that transfering the light to the SEE Through gauge face lighting it up, hints the term Back lit