How to fit dash clocks... Tutorial**

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How to fit dash clocks... Tutorial**

Post by Benfraser » 08 Jun 2012 01:09 am

I thought that i would make a little thread on how to change the clock cluster easily. *This is just the way that i do it!

Firstly you must undo the two screws on the top of the clocks and remove all of the pins that hold the plastic piece of dash around the steering column so that you can get your hand up the back of the clocks...
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Then you can get your hand up the back of the clocks so that you can remove the speedo cable and the two multi ports that go into the back of them.

Next you need to remove the speedo from the original clocks (if you need to as i did). Firstly unscrew the back of the clocks to remove the plastic lens...
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Then you need to unscrew the four bolts that are in the back of the speedo...
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Repeat this to remove the speedo from the new clocks and then you will need switch them over by replacing the four bolts...
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CONTINUE ---> ---> ---> --->

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Post by Benfraser » 08 Jun 2012 01:17 am

So once the speedos are in and swaped over...
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Screw the plastic back onto the base by replacing all the screws...
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Lastly you can put the clocks back in the dash and push in the two multi sockets and the speedo in the back of the clocks. Then replace all the screws and push pins in the plastic covers and they should be working!
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Hope this helps and remember this is just the way that i have done it and you may have different ways but i thought that this would be be usefull.

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Post by trabitom99 » 08 Jun 2012 01:20 pm

Thanks for that! Perhaps it's worth mentioning that it's a lot easier to remove the instrument cluster if you take off the steering wheel ...

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Post by Benfraser » 08 Jun 2012 02:00 pm

Thanks for that! Perhaps it's worth mentioning that it's a lot easier to remove the instrument cluster if you take off the steering wheel ...
I was going to but i could find the right socket size... If not i would :)

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Post by trabitom99 » 08 Jun 2012 02:42 pm

Hmm, 24 mm maybe? I'll check when I get home.

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Post by Chris_C » 08 Jun 2012 03:13 pm

Yeah, it's 24mm
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Re: How to fit dash clocks... Tutorial**

Post by Benfraser » 08 Jun 2012 03:43 pm

Yeah, it's 24mm
Thanks, i got my new wheel through today so i will hunt down a 24mm socket! :)

**Also pics of my new wheel and boss will be up in my build thread later on today :wink:

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Post by Attack2001 » 08 Jun 2012 08:13 pm

Benfraser wrote:
Yeah, it's 24mm
Thanks, i got my new wheel through today so i will hunt down a 24mm socket! :)

**Also pics of my new wheel and boss will be up in my build thread later on today :wink:

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Post by Benfraser » 29 Jun 2012 05:01 pm

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Post by macplaxton » 29 Jun 2012 08:49 pm

Chris_C wrote:Yeah, it's 24mm
And here's me grabbing a 15/16" AF :lol:
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Post by Benfraser » 29 Jun 2012 09:10 pm

Haahhahaa yhh thats what i done when i changed my wheel :)

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Re: How to fit dash clocks... Tutorial**

Post by Chris_C » 29 Jun 2012 09:53 pm

I wonder which of us is 0.1875mm out... it wouldn't be the first imperial thing on the car...

They didn't standardise steering wheel nuts like they did with seat belts did they?
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