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Restoration

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Speedometer, tachometer, gauge, cable & sender repair, restoration and re-manufacture from the early 1900's through to current models are the cornerstone of our business.
 
A day at work at Howard Instruments does not lack variety!

In short we repair almost anything with a dial and the items that supply it information.

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LEA FRANCIS

Lea Francis

We restored a set of this instruments which are not unlike those in a MG TC or a Singer Le Mans except for the colour and graduations..

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LEYLAND ELECTROMAGNETIC

Leyland Electromagnetic Tachometer

These are interesting as they are the earliest Electronic Speedometer and Tachometer in a Truck. We restored a full set of instruments including screenprinting new dials

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RT CHARGER

RT Charger Instrument Panel

We have restored lots of these clusters 

 

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FERRARI SPEEDOMETER

Ferrari Speedometer

This particular movement was in many Ferrai's and Alfa Romeo's of the 1980's.

Suffice to say they were awful!

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ROLLS ROYCE SILVER GHOST

Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Telegauge

This Telegauge is from a 1910 Silver Ghost

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MERCEDES 300SL

Mercedes 300SL Speedometer

We are restoring a number of old Mercedes instruments at the moment.

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BMW VDO CHRONOMETRIC

BMW VDO Chronometric

This is a very rare instrument.AVDO Tacho with a Smiths Chronometric movement. They appeared primarily in Factory Porsche and BMW racers.

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BMW VDO CHRONOMETRIC

BMW VDO Chronometric

We are making similar tachometers to the one we have restored for a series of 906 Porsche Replica's being made.

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Mercedes Gull wing

Mercedes Gull Wing Tachometer

We made this Mercedes dial and created the tachometer from an 8000 rpm donor.

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Jaeger 4c alfa romeo

Jaeger Tachometer 4C Alfa Romeo

We made this 140mm classic styled electronic tachometer from scratch.

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rolls royce tachometer

Rolls Royce Tachometer

Our customer had a late 70's Smiths 0-3000rpm tachometer and wanted to install it into his 1920's Rolls Royce that is fitted with a 1940's Rolls Royce Tank engine. He needed the tachometer in a hurry as he was due to fly to Norway to fit the tachometer and set off on a trip around the world.We did our best in a short time frame.

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fc holden electronic

FC Holden Electronic Conversion

An FC Holden with a 5 litre Holden engine no longer had a speedo cable output from the gearbox to drive a mechanical speedometer.This is a common problem these days.

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AUSTIN HEALEY

Austin Healey Restoration

Austin Healey Instruments are a popular restoration. We are currently making the full range of dials that were available in Austin Healey's which should be ready very soon.

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ALFA ROMEO 1750

Alfa Romeo Supercharged 1750

We made two sets of these instruments

 

 

 

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BEZELS

Bezels and Glass

 

We have a wide range of bezels and glass in stock.

In the event that your bezel is not available we will have your original bezel stripped and repaired then plated in Nickel, Chrome, Gold etc.

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FUEL SENDERS

Fuel Sender Repairs

There are very few fuel senders over the past 100 years that we cannot repair or match to a different gauge.

 

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CAPILIARY TEMP GAUGES

BORDEN TUBE PRESSURE

Capiliary Temperature Gauges & Borden Tube Pressure Gauges

Capiliary Temperature gauges

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CENTRIFUGAL GOVENOR

SPEEDO'S & TACHO'S

Centrifugal Govenor

Centrifugal Speedometers & Tachometers

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CHRONOMETRIC

Chronometric

We restore all Chronometric speedometers and tachometers including maximum hand models from all era's.

 Rodger uses Chronometric instruments in his Marcos including this speedo which was also used in the 1966 XJ13 Jaguar Lemans prototype.

 

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CLOCKS

Clock Repairs

 

 

 

Clocks have been in cars since the early days of motoring but unfortunately their quality was particularly poor during the 50's, 60's & 70's.

We repair a lot of clocks but be aware it takes time for this to occur.

We can change the polarity of clocks and in some cases such as American Borg Clocks we can change the movement to quartz.

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PAINTING & PLATING

Painting and Plating

We take your instruments through a process of sandblasting or paint stripping then plating and painting in the original colour scheme .

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PORSCHE

Porsche Dials

We have recently completed a range of Pre A and 356 Dials for our restorations.

Have a look at the process.

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dials

Compressore Dial

We screen print traditional flood lit dials and modern back lit dials.We can print in all colours and finishes including metallic and fluorescents.Our dial library is always increasing.We will design artwork from scratch or modify existing artwork.

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fuel senders

Fuel Sender Repairs

There are very few fuel senders over the past 100 years that we cannot repair or match to a different gauge.

 

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HALDA

Halda Speedpilot Tripmaster Twinmaster

We stock a range of parts to help in the repair or restoration of Halda Rally Meters along with the cables and t gears necessarry to apply them to your vehicle.

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MODIFICATIONS

Modification & Repair

Would you like an electronic tachometer for your Jensen? We can help.

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MOTORCYCLES

MV Augusta Shsallow Magnetic

We restore Chronometric, Shallow Magnetic and Instruments and Clusters of all ages.

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SENDERS & SWITCHES

Halda Speedpilot Tripmaster Twinmaster

 

 

 

We have a signifigant numbers of senders and switches available.

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JENSEN TACHOMETER

Jensen Tachometer

We made this tachometer to match the existing speedometer

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PETER BROCK TACHOMETER

Stewart Warner Brock Tachometer

Stewart Warner made instruments in Australia as well as the United States.

This Mechanical Tachometer was used by HDT  in Group C Commodores.    

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RILEY TACHOMETER

Riley Tachometer

We made this tachometer to match the existing speedometer

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RILEY SPEEDOMETER

Riley Speedometer

The speedometer dial needed to be recreated.    

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VDO

VDO

VDO has been the 'name to know' for many years and we have been associated with the brand since our inception.

We restore VDO instruments going back to the 1920's.

 

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SMITHS CLASSIC

Smiths Classic Instruments

Smiths style is timeless.

We have the best range of new Smiths Instruments in stock in Australia.

We restore many Smiths and Jaeger Instruments going back to Edwardian Vehicles.

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Repairs

Restoration

Speed Limiting

  • Speed Limiting
    • Forklifts
    • Airport Tow Vehicles
    • Mining Vehicles
    • Trucks
    • Buses

Calibration

Chronometric

Dials

Halda

  • Halda Overview
    • Speedpilot
    • Tripmaster
    • Twinmaster
    • T Gears
    • Cables
    • X and Y Gears

HI Specials

VDO

Smiths

FW Murphy

Hummingbird

Catalogues

Cruise Control

Accesories

Gauges

Sensors

Weight 

 

 

Smiths Chronoelectric

Chronometric Style Electronic Speedo and Tacho's.

chronoelectric

 

We have a complete set of truck gauges available in Cobra and HIWHITE styling.

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Chronometric DialsChronometric Dials.

 

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We now have metric dials and odometer gears for most Porsche Speedo's up to the late 1980's.

 

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We restore heaps of Muscle cars gauges

 

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Motorcycle Repair and restoration.

 

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The best stock of Smiths gauges and accessories in Australia.

 

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We fill Capillary Temperature gauges every Tuesday.

 

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We have a wide range of bezels in stock to give your gauges a lift.

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Changed your 60-70's car to electronic ignition?

We can help make your tacho work again.