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Dash board indicator light
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:05 pm
by E21James
I'm having issues with the dash board signal.
When I indicate the lifts outside flash and so do the hazard light switch, but the indicator light in the speedo unit isn't.
Does anyone know if it's hard to remove to replace the bulb?
Re: Dash board indicator light
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:10 pm
by uwbuurman
No, just take out the whole speedo/rev unit. Bulbs are fitted on the backside
Re: Dash board indicator light
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:20 pm
by E21James
uwbuurman wrote:No, just take out the whole speedo/rev unit. Bulbs are fitted on the backside
Is the speedo screwed in, or does it pop out?
Re: Dash board indicator light
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:02 pm
by E21-driver
No, it will not pop out easily. First, you have to remove the lower cover of the dashboard. You have to take a look behind the instrument cluster. Look for one or two big aluminium nuts left and right. They fix the cluster from behind. You can remove them by hand. Then you have to loosen the speedo cable, pull the cluster a little bit carefully for this purpose. When the speedo cable is off, you can pull off the electrical cables, if more space is needed. This should be enough for a bulb change. If you want to take out the cluster completely, it is recommended to take off the steering wheel.
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Re: Dash board indicator light
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 7:43 am
by E21James
That's a great help thanks!
Re: Dash board indicator light
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:09 am
by Jeroen
Useful write up, too, thanks for that E21-driver! Beware not to damage the cluster's screen (I always use a piece of cloth). And releasing the speedo cable can be a pain as there isn't much room. Think we could do with pictures to support this and make a nice how-to on removing the cluster, I'll give that a try the next time the cluster has to come out.