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PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 3:59 am 
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Hi guys.

Can anyone tell
Me how to remove the dash facia around the gauges?
Id like to take the panel out and re-paint it.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:18 am 
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There are screws back behind the cluster. Make sure you get them all mine is broken from someone prying it off.


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:51 am 
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Arrows are the connections that need to be removed to take out the guage panel
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 6:54 am 
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I took mine out about a month ago Nick and it was pretty easy,,, a bit fiddly but easy all the same.

I found it easier to remove the air vent & the ash tray (including the ash tray slide frame) then place your tongue to one side and wince a little as you feel your way behind the dash facia to find the butterfly nuts. Remember to disconnect the speedo cable & assorted wiring loom.

On the early series instruments you can also carefully remove the individual clusters and then pry the gauge surround off with a flat blade and separate the rubber and glass face) careful not to drop the glass as I almost did :P

If you're a bit of a tinkerer, it's pretty easy to fully dismantle the whole gauge on your bench at home with basic tools. I re-painted my dash facia, all the needles, plus text on the actual face of the instruments.

I'd advise using a rubber trim reconditioner as you start to dismantle if you're planning on pulling things down that far, as I found out the hard way that the rubbers in around the gauge glass etc were a little perished.

I'll put a photo up of the end result in a day or so

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