R60 Cracked speedometer glass

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12-21-2018, 03:23 PM

rwhiton

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Cracked speedometer glass

I have a 2012 Countryman and the center glass on the speedometer (the big glass) just started cracking all by itself. Anyone else have this problem? I've read that I need to replace the whole unit (not just the glass). Is that correct?

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12-23-2018, 10:20 AM

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The plastic cover just snaps on, but I don't of any vendor that sells just the lense.

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12-23-2018, 01:13 PM

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Make your own?

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12-23-2018, 03:16 PM

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ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/SPEEDOMETER....c100005.m1851

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12-23-2018, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Minnie.the.Moocher

ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/SPEEDOMETER...6/152846497641

That's exactly what you'll have to do — purchase an entire speedometer and transfer the lens over.

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Make your own?

Well, that's possible too (I've done it), but you'll need a laser cutter.

BTW, it's plastic not glass.

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12-24-2018, 02:31 PM

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Thanks for that rabbit hole -- I scrolled through their eBay store for quite a while...

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ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/SPEEDOMETER....c100005.m1851

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12-25-2018, 11:48 AM

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I have a speedo lense, $30 shipped to you?

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12-25-2018, 12:12 PM

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FES used to make really nice
replacement gauge covers with
anti-reflective coating (had them
for my old R50) but I think they’re
now out of business.

Too bad.

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12-25-2018, 02:50 PM

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It was a NAM member who “invented” them and sold them to FES. Luckily for NAM, the member is still active and posts a lot of useful information.

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Yep, most people just swap it from another used unit. MINI never sold just the plastic lens. I have dug through outside the etk and never found them. Only about 90% of the items are on realoem, the others are not.

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