Is anyone aware of someone who repairs the E9 clocks, I know of two different versions and I guess mine is not for the average guy to fix (I saw something about fixing an easy issue, but it was the other type of clock, not mine). After seeing the cost of the two used ones on ebay I figured I look into a repair~
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for easy to repair type, do you mean the ones with the internal fuse?
I took mine apart and took it to a computer repair place to have them do the soldering, the fuse area is really small
hopefully they used low melting point solder like I asked
I took mine apart and took it to a computer repair place to have them do the soldering, the fuse area is really small
hopefully they used low melting point solder like I asked
The Clock Works in Eagle River, WI
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Farzad Arjmand
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Palo Alto speedometer fixed mine for $225
Another thumbs up for Palo Alto, or North Hollywood... they both used to work for VDO and do quality repairs.
dbower
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You'll be asked by whoever does the repair if you want to convert to a quartz movement, which will be more accurate and reliable, or retain the original works with the audible ticktock. For me, the costs were similar. I kept the ticktock and now the clock is right twice a day.
i used Palo Alto ... quick, good workmanship and less expensive than N. Hollywood.
Small chance it's a simple inexpensive fix but it could simply be "stuck" by 50 year old oil. If your patient and mechanically inclined jump in!
A working replacement is worth about the same as labor will probably be to hire it out.
The way I see it you have little to lose. Mine had a broken winding arm, so I bought a non-working one for $50. Swapped out the broken arm and cleaned it, it loses a couple minutes over a week but it ticks quite nicely.
A working replacement is worth about the same as labor will probably be to hire it out.
The way I see it you have little to lose. Mine had a broken winding arm, so I bought a non-working one for $50. Swapped out the broken arm and cleaned it, it loses a couple minutes over a week but it ticks quite nicely.
I had the clock out about a year ago when we had the wood refinished and as I recall it seemed very hard to take apart. I know if it were easy I would have done it already! Right now the car has become the daily driver because the Mini blew a head gasket so I won't be taking it apart for a while~
Go to Palo Alto Speedometer. North Hollywood is not what it used to be, had a KM speedometer recalibrated & they made it MPH NHS refused to make it right. Spent another $400 at Palo Alto to correct what NHS messed up. & it's still 10km on the slow side!
Definitely go with a Quartz movement.
Definitely go with a Quartz movement.
I fix that by pressing the accelerator harder.
GPS to the rescue!
Just heard from Palo Alto. Wow, this is not cheap. Worth it?
The cost to install a new VDO Germany quartz movement into your e9 clock is $695.00 + shipping. The clock will maintain the same look and connections. Due to our current workload, the turn around time is about 4 to 6 weeks.
As a part of the quartz conversion, we will polish the plastic lens, and clean the chrome bezel. If you wish to have lens and bezel replaced, a new plastic lens will cost $85.00, and a new chrome bezel will cost $110.00.
The cost to install a new VDO Germany quartz movement into your e9 clock is $695.00 + shipping. The clock will maintain the same look and connections. Due to our current workload, the turn around time is about 4 to 6 weeks.
As a part of the quartz conversion, we will polish the plastic lens, and clean the chrome bezel. If you wish to have lens and bezel replaced, a new plastic lens will cost $85.00, and a new chrome bezel will cost $110.00.
See my post #4. I sent Clockworks 2 Bavaria clocks. Both VDO. One was a later model quartz and the other electric/mechanical (a ticker). They replaced the quartz movement in the one and repaired the ticker. $225 total. I like the ol skool ticker and installed that one in my car. Anyone can have a quartz or a ticker converted to quartz. The ticker has more of the personality associated with these old cars. 
I actually have 2 clocks. Both say "Quarz-Zeit" and seem to make ticking sounds. Frankly, I suspect both work, but there is an issue with power, although I have tried to get my shops to do this right without any luck. Is my clock already "quartz"?
I am going to try to attach power to it and see if they work as is or really probmemetic.
For repairs of quartz clocks, Hollywood charges only $225.
www.nhspeedometer.com
I am going to try to attach power to it and see if they work as is or really probmemetic.
For repairs of quartz clocks, Hollywood charges only $225.
North Hollywood Speedometer Repair - NH Speedometer
We perform Conversions, Calibration and Customization of your gauges, Concourse level restoration of speedometers, tachometer, clocks and automotive gauges.
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My ‘72 coupe is in the garage with the windshield out, waiting to go to upholstery. I had the dash and all the gauges out, took all of them apart to clean the glass & polish the bezels. The odometer wasn’t working and I found a repair on the forums here that seems to have worked. The clock though was a clean and re-assemble only. It kept reasonably good time (right enough for the time I am in the car) and I couldnt imagine that a clock repair shop could improve accuracy without changing to quartz.
Every weekend I am in the garage working I can hear the clock “chunking” along. I like the sound, it is certainly unique compared to all the cars I have owned over the years, and there have been a lot.
Every weekend I am in the garage working I can hear the clock “chunking” along. I like the sound, it is certainly unique compared to all the cars I have owned over the years, and there have been a lot.
Scott your picture suggests it's already quartz by the text on the face, unless for some bizarre reason you have a mix of parts from previous owners.
You're on the right track, figure out the power first then address the clock if you have to
You're on the right track, figure out the power first then address the clock if you have to