How do i remove the needles from the dials??

[V1NNY]

Right i'm in the process of taking my dial pod apart and need a bit of help, so far i have done this

Now what i need to know is how do i remove the front from the back?

Thanks Vinny

 

[Dink]

insulation tape on the back of a fork then prise them off with that

with them off it will just un-clip(you can see one in the bottom middle in the pic)

 

[Djw John]

Is that an orange filter vinny of just a random bit of orange?

 

[biojo]

yep 2 spoons and lever them off , they are kinda tightly fitted, also if yer replacing the background sheet make sure the side ikons all match up

 

[V1NNY]

if i prise them off will the dials still be accurate, ie will it go back on where they are supposed to be

 

[V1NNY]

dont think there is a orange filter john, what colour shall i change them too and how small of a soldering iron do i need lol its tiny!!!!!!!!!

 

[V1NNY]

horrible thing trying to lever your needles out especialy when they make a cracking noise :S

ok so got the needles off so which LED's are which?

can someone point out which led's are the needles which ones are the display please, also do i need to change all 6 at the bottom right for the trip display?

Thanks Vinny

 

[biojo]

place the cover over n look at em,, or plug the unit into the car , the needle ones will be flat mount surface ones , square ones

 

[V1NNY]

how do i change the needle colour? This is more hassle than its worth lol

 

[biojo]

by changing the surface mount leds somet like 4 on each of the revs and speedo , and 1 each on temp and fuel gauge

 

[V1NNY]

but i wanted a differet colour needle to the backdop

 

[clio-lane]

I believe the needles act like a light pipe. If you change the leds, the needles will be the same colour. You could help this look further by painting the top of the needles. There was a recent post showing the 10 LEDs that you need to change. Two on the rev and speed dial, one each on the temp and petrol and four on the mileometer. It's well fiddly and you have to have the led the right way round. the other post has a how to on it. Been in the last week.
I have a mate who'll do it, for a price if you're not confident doing it.

 

[V1NNY]

cheers mate, think i'l give it a bash, these are just a practice set of dials for me to experiment on. but if all goes wrong i might take you up on that offer lol

 

[biojo]

what colours are u hoping for and where, you have the colors leds for the speedo and revs, then u have the light colout of the needle , u can also paint the back of the needle so it shows better when the lights arnt on through the day,

 

[Dink]

yeah the ones you need to change are the 4 by the speedo and rev motor pins the 1 buy each of the fuel and termp motor pins and the six on the display

you could have white leds and paint the needles red

you can get the paint off the needles with some very very fine wet and dry (2400 grit)

 

[Djw John]

Yeah unlike the meganes you cant change the needle colour just by changing the LEDs Glad you're trying this first Vinny!