boromfccup Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 how easy is it to fit some of those new illuminated dials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico2006 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 fitted mine about an hour ago... Dash was off in 5 mins, hardest bit was getting the petrol needle off. Took about 20 mins all in. However, ive not checked the callibration yet as it got too dark. I wired the units into the illumination wire on the clock so they come on with the main lights. Theres a few threads that show up in the search that tell you how to recalibrate the needles should the need arise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Yup easy peasy lemon squeezy to take it apart. Getting the needles bck on where they belong however isn't quite so easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Getting the needles back on where they belong however isn't quite so easy. Best to make a note of the position of the needles before you remove them , the fuel gauge , tick over speed etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Best to make a note of the position of the needles before you remove them , the fuel gauge , tick over speed etc. YES YES YES!! Do the above! I wish I had Also, If your installing EL Glo dial (SpeedHut type) and have a SLD or Delimiter (like thors) try and earth the electronics separately and keep the unit well away from the dials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 If you're careful, you should just be able to slide the dial behind the needle and then bend the dials a little bit to get them over the needle base bit (if they're like the Speedhut ones). Just make a note of where the fuel needle was incase you have to move it a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 yeah i thought the glow dials went over the needles, last 2 sets ive ever had did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I had to remove them on mine, don't know if the facelift is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mickeyH Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 A good tip is to put the petrol needle back on nearer to the empty from where it came off. that way when the needle is on empty you think i'd better put some fuel in, you will still have approx quarter of a tank left so you won't be pumping the shit in the bottom of your tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmax Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 And the pointers of the rpm and km/h don't need calibration ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesC Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I took a picture of mine when i took them off Still a bugger to get the MPH and revs in the right place though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-B Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Shouldn’t need to take the needles off so this shouldn’t be a issue. They will slide on with a bit of patience, saves the pain of potentially putting the needles back on inaccurately. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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