Veglia Speedometer Fix

[LowRyter]

The Veglia Whiteface Speedometer on my 2001 Sport has been jumpy since I bought it with 12k miles on it a few years ago.  The trip odo stem fell out a few months ago and was epoxied back on.  I have 34k miles on it now and the Speedo finally packed it in and froze at 85 mph.  It unfroze and finally froze again forever.
 
I shopped around and got it repaired by Joel Levine in Lafayette Ga.  He turned it around in a week and charged me $294 incl shipping.  Got it back and reinstalled it and it works fine for the two rides I took.  Speedo is steady and trip odo is turning.  It seems to be more accurate which is surprising since I didn't alter the transmission drive.
 
I think this is cheaper than getting a Speedhut replacement or from the two other repair shops in the US.  The turn around was definitely quicker than anyone else. 
 
A couple of notes.  I broke the light socket unawares.  Got another one from Harpers and replaced both lamps 3V (for Speedo and Tach).  I also notched the dash housing so I could install and remove the housing without taking the trip odo stem out.     I couldn't get the housing to match up when I was trying to screw the stem back in in the first place.  It was much easier just to screw the stem in and put the housing on.  I also forgot to ask him change out or paint the pointer so it's still faded almost white. 
 
So far, so good.  Joel tells me that Veglia weren't really good in the first place and the quality only got worse.  For now, I recommend him. 

[K250]

Thanks for posting the recommendation.  I made a note of their info will need to send off a speedometer on of these days.

Joel Levine Co.
610 S. Chattanooga Street
Lafayette, GA 30728
USA

Phone: 404-219-0594
Toll Free: 800-456-6267
j14levine@aol.com

[LowRyter]

It used to be that every city had a speedometer repair shop.  I only found 3 here in the US that would touch this, San Diego CA, San Jose Palo Alto CA and Joel in GA.

I kinda thought that folks would appreciate the research considering how trouble prone these things are.  Glad you found some value here K250.

[Rox]

Which speedo repair is in San Diego?

[Chuck in Indiana]

There are several in California from Sandy Eggo to Oakland.
The blue face Veglias are pretty bullet proof. The white face not so much. <shrug>

[Chuck in Indiana]

The veglias are easy enough to fix. The problem is getting the parts.

[LowRyter]

The veglias are easy enough to fix. The problem is getting the parts.

The tach was easy, getting the bezel off and back on was a another matter.  The only parts I needed was a dab of epoxy. 

I wasn't going to tackle the speedo. 

[Rox]

There are several in California from Sandy Eggo to Oakland.
The blue face Veglias are pretty bullet proof. The white face not so much. <shrug>

The speedo on my Lemans hopes once in a while . Not sure if it's the speedo itself or the cable floating around . If you know any offhand PM me some links if possible .

[Mike Tashjian]

Uncrimping a speedo or tach is just foolish.  Get a Dremel tool with a cutoff wheel and slice all the way around the can.  I like to cut the speedo's in line with the odometer reset hole.  Then some five minute epoxy to put them back together.  Scrape the epoxy line with a razor blade and then use some aluminum tape to reinforce the joint. Crimping is just too hard to get right. This way you never have to worry about the seal or the glass. Any dust from grinding can be blown out and really we are not taking them apart because they are working great anyways.  Mine has been fine for many years now.  Another plus to this procedure is that I can open it up easily again and again to make any other adjustments needed. Mike

[Kiwi_Roy]

That's the way to do it