White face replacement
#3
Like Chad said, it's not a hard job, BUT the most important part is putting the needles back in correct position for fuel/oil pressure/water temp.
What some people do is fill the tank so you know the fuel gauge is at F, and then for the other two, don't attach the plastic cover and hook the panel up and let the car come up to operating temp for a good 10 minutes (important to let it warm up for a bit b/c even though the coolant can come up to temp, it takes a bit longer for the oil) and then your water temp and oil pressure should line up where they usually do for your car when at operating temp.
What some people do is fill the tank so you know the fuel gauge is at F, and then for the other two, don't attach the plastic cover and hook the panel up and let the car come up to operating temp for a good 10 minutes (important to let it warm up for a bit b/c even though the coolant can come up to temp, it takes a bit longer for the oil) and then your water temp and oil pressure should line up where they usually do for your car when at operating temp.
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Use a fork with wide spaced tines, or take an old one and grind it out. Use slow, even pressure, and they pop right off. If you put any pressure on the needle instead of the boss where it attaches, it can break off.
#9
It's not a hard job, just time consuming. All you have to do is pull the steering wheel, steering wheel collar cover and gauge cluster hood to access the instrument cluster. Once there, it's very obvious what you need to unscrew and disconnect to removed the gauges. Just be careful and take your time.
I used the finger method to remove my needles. I felt I had more control this way rather than using a tool. When painting your needles, make sure to use a paint that glows in the dark. My red needles are very difficult to see at night.
To be honest, I wish I never removed my original gauge faces. I recently purchased a used instrument cluster to return my gauges faces back to stock.
I used the finger method to remove my needles. I felt I had more control this way rather than using a tool. When painting your needles, make sure to use a paint that glows in the dark. My red needles are very difficult to see at night.
To be honest, I wish I never removed my original gauge faces. I recently purchased a used instrument cluster to return my gauges faces back to stock.
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