Replacing the speedo dials

[THOR Racing]

I've agreed to change someones speedo/gague dials over from the stock ones to the white units that Justin sells.

However! I think this is going to be a nightmare to do and wish I nevber said yes now.

Would I be right in saying I have to remove the needle from each dial, remove the base pin (the thing the needle rest on when stationary)
Peel off the old dial face and replace with the new dial face.
Then replace the needle and pin.

But getting the needle back again in exactly the same place seems to be a tricky thing to do and time consuming? Putting it back and then going for a drive. See what the error in the needle is and then trying to adjust it bit by bit.

I'm thinking I not going to have an easy time of it at 6pm in the dark (and probably wet) with a torch?

Anybody help or done this before?

Pete

[Rich J]

Never done it on a SUpra but have done it on an FTO, first I would suggest removing the pin that it sits against, then turn on the ignition, the needle will float (probably on the wrong site of the hole that the pin was in), take note of the position, remove the needle, face etc and replace with new face, install in car and switch the ignition to on, place the needle where it was before it was changed, go out for a drive. Hope this helps.

[Mark Ayling]

When I had my indiglo dials fitted the new dial faces just slipped over the needle and sat on top of the stock dials. ^The clear plastic clip-on cover just then held the new faces in place once clipped back on. ^A bit fiddly to line up right but worked fine.

These were not the ones from Justin but I believe they are the same.

[Peter Howe]

Pete,

Check out www.mkiv.com/techarticles/Indiglo_gauge/index.html

HTH,

P.

[THOR Racing]

Thanks for the links and comments.

I'll try and do it without removing the needles first.

Pete