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Jamesy
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Just wondered who has fitted these to the dials?

 

Ive just tried to fit the facelift 5 rings to the speedo cluster. The 3 small ones press on great, but the 2 big ones for speed and rev counter wont go on.

 

I know your meant to bend the back with a pen etc but that just makes them a mess and still dont fit. When u try to press them off they just pop straight off as soon as u let go. Doing my nut.

 

Anyone else had any joy fitting them?

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They are a pain mate, only ones I had problems with too, best adive IS to curve the back edge with a pen/lighter etc. you have to apply firm, even pressure accross the full surface of each ring, they WILL go on, I thought I was going to break something before it clicked in, failing that you could add a tiny dab of araldite ;)

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Thanx mate are yours from them?

 

The speedo one doesnt seem to line up right as the dash is very shallow on the speedo surround. I pushed it really hard then let go and it flew off.

 

I even tried to cut away the back lip so i could stick it on but that didnt work.

 

The 3 little ones went on in 2mins but they have a straight edge onthe dash whereas the 2 big dials have a sloped edge so cant see how they can ever click at all :blink:

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I know mate! Yeah they are, the only one I don't have is the clock surround, no point as I don't have a clock anymore :p

 

The only thing I can suggest is that you sand the lip off the back completely and glue it on.

 

I scored for an extra ring as when I ordered the cigarette lighter and mirror switch rings he sent me the wrong ones, he never asked for them back when he sent the correct ones so I have one spare ring (i think for the cigarette lighter) and the other random sized one I sanded the back off with a random orbit sander with something like a 180 grit disc on it, once it's flat glue it in place ;)

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Is your dash stock or painted? Just wondering as they tend to fit better if the dash hasn't had the gunk sanded of for painting. I fitted some to a TT with a painted dash and it was harder than the stock dash.

 

hi mate yeah my dash has been sprayed black.

 

Mine don't fit either. I used std Toyota ones from whifbitz for the large ones and the aluminium ones for the 3 small ones...

 

cheers mark. So does paul do the chrome ones then?

 

I was going to buy the rest from the tuning shop for air vents and heater knobs etc but not sure now!!

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Is your dash stock or painted? Just wondering as they tend to fit better if the dash hasn't had the gunk sanded of for painting. I fitted some to a TT with a painted dash and it was harder than the stock dash.

 

He has a facelift so no gunk is there.

 

 

Glad i didn't try it on with the main ones now bud. Sorry your having so much hassle :blink:

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i bought the whole set a while ago from the same guys.

 

fitted nicely althought i did need to make do the "pen" trick a few times , but they fitted spot on , they even gave me a free ring when i asked :D

 

i gave them a picture of my dash through email and they gave me a free mirror switch ring :)

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i bought the whole set a while ago from the same guys.

 

fitted nicely althought i did need to make do the "pen" trick a few times , but they fitted spot on , they even gave me a free ring when i asked :D

 

i gave them a picture of my dash through email and they gave me a free mirror switch ring :)

 

 

Good work mate, but i am jealous!!

 

When i tried the pen trick all it did was dent the lip it wasn't smooth at all.

 

There is no way the big ones will just 'clip' in to mine

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i bought the whole set a while ago from the same guys.

 

fitted nicely althought i did need to make do the "pen" trick a few times , but they fitted spot on , they even gave me a free ring when i asked :D

 

i gave them a picture of my dash through email and they gave me a free mirror switch ring :)

 

Just done the exact same thing :cool:

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OK right looking at their fitting video, below, when he uses that screwdriver/pen to slightly alter the shape of the lip, it seems to move REALLY easy...is it heated up first?

 

mine were ROCK solid, so much so that i used a pen and it literally has loads of ripples and dents whereive had to press so hard to get it to move??

 

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