WANTED Instrumental Cluster 400E/E420 1992 (NO ASR) Km/h or Miles

[Tombo601]

Good day,

i am Tom from Germany.

I imported a 1992 W124 400E from Texas to Germany some time ago. Unfortunately, the speedometer is no longer working, so I either need a speedometer or the entire instrument cluster. Ideally, the speedometer would be from Canada with the km/h unit, but I would also accept one from the U.S. with miles. It is important that the vehicle does not have ASR.

The Mercedes part numbers for the speedometer are as follows:

• Km/h: A1245421369
• Miles: A1245421269

Unfortunately, these parts are very difficult to find in Germany, so I would greatly appreciate it if someone here could help.

Thank you very much and best regards
Tom

 

[gsxr]

Tom, just FYI... the North American version of the 124.034 has 2.24 rear axle ratio. Japan models also have 2.24 ratio. If you used a speedometer from Canada or Japan, you would also need to get a converter box (like YellowBox) to adjust for the 2.65 gearing used in Europe / ROW.

Does your odometer work, but speedometer does not work? Can you have it repaired in Germany by a VDO shop?

BTW - welcome to the forum!

 

[sheward]

Welcome, Tom.

Read thru this thread that provides help with acquiring replacement gears.

HOW-TO: Replacing Odometer Gears | "HOW-TO" Tutorial Articles

Moderator edit: See post #59 (click here) for additional step-by-step instructions. I did this job last night. It took about 20 minutes to get the instrument cluster out of the car and would have taken even less had I known I didn't have to unplug everything. All I had to do was unscrew the...

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[Tombo601]

Thank you very much for your help – I had already sent it for repair, but unfortunately, it was so badly damaged by a fire that it couldn’t be saved. My vehicle is from North America, so the rear axle ratio should fit.

I would really appreciate it if someone here might have something suitable.

I’m very happy to now be a member of your forum.

 

[gsxr]

AH, good point, I missed that the car came from USA - so yes, it will have the 2.24 axle ratio.

A non-ASR speedometer or cluster from Canada or Japan would be perfect.

 

[Otrebla49]

Thank you very much for your help – I had already sent it for repair, but unfortunately, it was so badly damaged by a fire that it couldn’t be saved. My vehicle is from North America, so the rear axle ratio should fit.

I would really appreciate it if someone here might have something suitable.

I’m very happy to now be a member of your forum.

Hello / Guten Tag Tom,

maybe you have seen this offer from Canada (okay, it was from June 2024) posted by @Papa Tom !?

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FOR SALE Thread 'E420 Cluster for sale 650 CAD OBO'

Jun 11, 2024

Up for sale is a w124 e420 cluster in good condition and shows 121k km.
Located in Winnipeg, Canada but willing to ship at buyer expense.
looking to get 650 CAD but I am open to reasonable offers.

• Papa Tom
• Replies: 1
• Forum: Parts for Sale - **400E / E420 ONLY**

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I am a newbie too, joined the Board before summer this year..

Greetings/Grüße from Stuttgart (Benz-Town as many like to name it)

Alberto