Morning all,

 

Am going to try to take out my speedo housing today as i have a new surround to go in, how do i take the whole lot out so i can take off the plastic front to put on the new surround? Probably simple but then again maybe not so i dont want to break anything.

 

Thanks everyone.

 

Ant :D

give me a ring mate, I'll talk you through it

If there is away i'd like to know to would be well handy, as the only way I know is by taking everything appart.

 

Anyways heres how incase you cant get hold of Stuart,

 

1 - Remove the two phillips Screws under the top part of the housing (that surrounds clocks etc) one on the left one on the right, you'll need a stubbyish phillips to get in there.

2 - Remove the top cover of the clocks and dash, this should just lift forward and off

3 - Remove the two phillips screws on the bottom of each of the control pods, (the air con one and the lights one on each side) the screws are located right under them toward the front

4 - The front part of each pod with the buttons all attached should now be loose, lift them out and upward to unclip them, then remove the connectors on the back. You should now be able to remove the two pods, push the connectors you just took off through the whole at the back of the housing so its easy to remove later, the hazzard light one I couldnt get to from the back, so I undid the two screws that holds it on to get it free then removed the connector on that one.

5 - Unscrew the two brass screws at the bottom of each each pod housing, they are inside toward the bottom, and any others you see fixing it to the metal bracket behined (from memory cant remember if there are any more) There will be two screws holding it on from a metal bracket that the plastic surround is screwed to, so undo those two, they are located centre top of the clocks.

6 - Once all fixing screws are out, pull the plastic surround, should unclip from the bottom part of the dash, then remove the two clocks connected to the warning build lights at the bottom.

7 - Now the lot is free, so remove it.

8 - The clock part should now be exposed. Undo one phillips tucked into both bottom corners of this pod

9 - unclip the two connecting wire blocks from both top corners.

10- Now the clocks will move, tilt the pod up and unclip all connectors on the back (remembering where they go of course!)

11- The gauge pod will be free so take it outta the car

12- First look at the rear of the pod, there will be several plastic clips that is part of the clear plastic front holding it on. Get a blunt object and push these down one by one whilst gently pulling at the front plastic cover, once all freed the front will come off.

14- You are now at the front of the clocks and can do what you like, however, if doing anything to the clock surround I would recomend you take it off so you dont damage the clocks whilst playing with it.

16- At the back of the clocks, there are two tiny brass philips screws on the bottom of the setup, toward the front, undo these two, be careful not to damage the membrain that they are going through, take them out, they are attached to two metal brackets that hold the black cover to the dialls on.

15- at the front of the clocks there are several black plastic clips much the same as the ones you pressed to take off the clear plastic cover, push these down one by one whilst putting a little pressure on the back to get them started, then it should pull off.

16- You got the clocks now fully exposed just sat in the rest of the housing, so you can play with the dial surround all you like

17- Assemble all in reverse order.

 

I think thats about it, dont think I missed anything

p.s sounds like a long job but its not too bad I guess should take you about 30mins to an hour to have it all out and back together, (but then theres the time to do what ever your doing with it on top) I can do it all in about 15mins but I've done it a fair few times now.

 

If you want any piccies shout me and ill try and get some

p.s sounds like a long job but its not too bad I guess should take you about 30mins to an hour to have it all out and back together, (but then theres the time to do what ever your doing with it on top) I can do it all in about 15mins but I've done it a fair few times now.

 

If you want any piccies shout me and ill try and get some

 

Thanks Steveo your description was spot on to what Stuart talked me through over the phone, bloody loads to undo!!

 

All sorted now thanks took me about an hour, final result pleased with next got to do it all again when i fit new dials to hide the appauling "redline" sticker!!!

 

Thanks for your help

 

Ant :D

what you do Antony is you get a HOT knife and you cut the screen away. Stick on said shiny bit and tell everyone you use some realy good cleaner that makes things transparent

:)

Hehe, yeh the sticker has to go, you'll be a lot quicker at it second time round tho cause you wont be worried about breaking stuff lol.

 

I had some stainless style dials I was going to fit, but it would be att OTT now i've done the surrounds and stuff in silver while I was waiting for the dials so I sent em back. (theres a piccie somewhere on general about it says interior done or something like that).

 

One cool thing or so I thought it was a while ago was to change the bulbs behined the clocks, did that ages ago but the bulbs faded and needed to be changed, so this time I changed the bulbs with many diff couloured bulbs gives a cool rainbow style effect all over the dials now!

Steve-o-

what about the two screws at the bottom before you do this

12- First look at the rear of the pod, there will be several plastic clips that is part of the clear plastic front holding it on. Get a blunt object and push these down one by one whilst gently pulling at the front plastic cover, once all freed the front will come off