Posted April 12, 200915 yr Hey guys need help!!! I took my instrument cluster off today to fit some white dials to it and i accidently broke my speedo needle . Does anyone know if i can just change or fix the needle or if i am going to have to change the whole cluster? Ram.
April 12, 200915 yr Author damn damn damn damn damn.... thanks for the help. i guess i will start looking for a new one then. ram.
April 12, 200915 yr the needle's do pull off. but when you put the new one on, it will be out. drastically... i learnt this when change the dials on my old old escort, took the needles off thinking it'd be easier to fit the new back drops, to realise the needle was then out by about 10mph. only way i could calibrate it was to drive down the road with my clocks hanging out. then with my satnav telling my the speed, i stuck the needle on in the appropriate place. was very tricky, easier if you had access to a rolling road. but after, my clocks where spot on, and read truer than ever before, lol.
April 12, 200915 yr Author the needle's do pull off. but when you put the new one on, it will be out. drastically... i learnt this when change the dials on my old old escort, took the needles off thinking it'd be easier to fit the new back drops, to realise the needle was then out by about 10mph. only way i could calibrate it was to drive down the road with my clocks hanging out. then with my satnav telling my the speed, i stuck the needle on in the appropriate place. was very tricky, easier if you had access to a rolling road. but after, my clocks where spot on, and read truer than ever before, lol. lol that sounds like an absoulte nightmare!! i wouldn't fancy doing that at all. my friend told me the same thing, i just thought i would check with you guys first. This whole thing is turnig in to a bit of a nightmare. The only reson i am doing this is because i managed to get the dial backdrops for £1 marked down from £40. ram.
April 13, 200915 yr i did exactly the same on my dials but managed to get away with it by super gluing the needle back together and it still works
April 13, 200915 yr Sleeman is selling a speedo for a mk5, separately so you'll not need to buy a full cluster Edited April 13, 200915 yr by Scort_CVH
April 13, 200915 yr Author thanks mate, looks like i am going to be able to pick up a cluster with some other bits i want aswell.
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