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Mechanical speedo cable 315
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:35 am
by boscha
Hello guys, i need advice:
I have 1983 315 with 5 speed manual transmission.
Would like to know if speedo cable is the same for 4 speed and 5 sleed gearbox ?
Is there any difference i.e. does cable for 4 speed gearbox fits to 5 speed gearbox?
Re: Mechanical speedo cable 315
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:03 am
by polov8
your speedo cable is in 2 parts, the upper part is shared, but according to Real OEM the lower part differs between 4 and 5 speed cars:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpar ... Id=62_0014
Re: Mechanical speedo cable 315
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:07 am
by boscha
On my car speedo is in one part, I have seen on real oem that there's difference, but do not know in what is the difference - in lenght maybe?
Re: Mechanical speedo cable 315
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 9:04 pm
by Mihajlo
It fits.
Mine is from 4 cyl model on 6cyl
and yes, only difference is in length.
Re: Mechanical speedo cable 315
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:59 pm
by boscha
Thanks Mihajlo.
You think 4speed cable will fits on my 5speed gearbox inspite it's a little bit shorter?
Re: Mechanical speedo cable 315
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:37 pm
by Jeroen
It is tight but it does fit indeed.
Re: Mechanical speedo cable 315
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 12:46 pm
by Mihajlo
boscha wrote:Thanks Mihajlo.
You think 4speed cable will fits on my 5speed gearbox inspite it's a little bit shorter?
I have it that way also
Re: Mechanical speedo cable 315
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:05 pm
by mcjjordan
The 4 speed m10 i have is too short to fit onto m20 5 speed so i guess il need the other cable...
Re: Mechanical speedo cable 315
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 6:38 pm
by Mihajlo
I believe 4cyl cable is too short to fit 6 cyl RHD model
LHD cars don't have that problem.
Re: Mechanical speedo cable 315
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 7:07 pm
by Jeroen
That may be the difference indeed. No issues with LHD but with RHD you have to move over to the other side of the gearbox!
Re: Mechanical speedo cable 315
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 8:29 pm
by Mihajlo
BINGO!
it must be working on the LHD cars then, not so much on RHD ones.