I bought a new white face for my speedo and was wondeirng how the heck you get this in? How do I get to the gauge and how do i do it without messing up the needles? Thanks
Wes

 

You have to take your dash apart...

You have to remove the lower cover under the dash to get access to the bolts....on the bottom... and the top of the dash panel to get access to the bolts on top...after that you should be able to pull the Dash panel off it'self....and you'll be right at the guage cluster...remove the clear shield and remember the location of the needles...draw a diagram. Depending on your replacememnt you may or may not need to remove the black Guage backing...but you'll have to remove the needles unless it's a slip on piece...just gently pull the needles off and put the new face guages on...put the needles back on and everything else...the end.

 

Ok how doi get the plastic front peice off the speedo? I got everything else apart.

 

Just use a 7/32 nut driver on the bolts on the face shield i believe (if not that it's 9/32 like everything else), then use a kitchen fork to CAREFULLY take off the needles, make sure you take note of where the needles are with the car off, with the key in the on position, and when the car is runnin...hope that helps..
Randy

 

Ok i have gotten the bottom hatch off, but then i cant see where to go from there. All i can see is 2 screws that have clips on the end of them, but i cant even get to the screws? Any help? Pictures with diagrams or somthign?

 

I'm with him^

 

you mean clear plastic face cover? there's just some tiny bolts holding it in...

 

Nah i meant the bezzle itself, the plastic cover that you have to take off before the clear plastic piece

 

Oh, ...the Dash Panel...you mean?


Take the bottom panel off and there should remove the tabs holding it in place from the bottom.... there's some around the radio ...and the rest are under the top dash panel...you'lll have to lift it up...

 

stupid question related to gage faces.

Did the makers of the aftermarket gage faces recalibrate the gas gage to at least approximate how much fuel is left? That is probably my biggest gripe with the car. A full tank for 70 miles, then a notch every 10 miles.

 

I put some type of gauges in my car...can't recall... but everything is pretty accurate on there...only issues where things can be off really is if you set the needle up wrong.... which I did... my gas guage is kinda off. If htat's what you mean....