Removing the speedo section

[Gubien]

Hi everybody!

My buddy is about to make me an electronic boost gauge. It will be with 15 orange-red diodes matching the rest of the car.

They will be placed in this row:
http://www.espeloev.dk/dash.jpg

But, I have to check for clearance behind the unit. So, what will happen if I remove the hole section (unplug cables etc.)

Will vagcom complain? Or is it safe to do. I really dont want to get a bunch of errorcode just because I unplug the speedo/rpm unit.

Hope anyone had tried the same!

/Best regards

 

[m0rk]

your car won't start... if you really must do the mod you want to - relocate the unit elsewhere under the dash

 

[Gubien]

May'be I should just clear it up a bit )

I just mean unplaug it, fix the gauge and plug it in again.
I'm not attending to drive without the speedo )

 

[Big_daddy]

If you tamper with cluster and damage any bits, this will prevent the car to start and new cluster as well follwed by reprogramming

 

[Gubien]

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Ahh man! Sounds pretty bad!

 

[johan karlberg]

Ahh man! Sounds pretty bad!

there will be no errors if you doesnt try to start the car as long you have the speedo out.

 

[Gubien]

Ok, so there are no needs for disconnecting the battery if I choose to get it out?

And the car will not give any errorcodes?

 

[Big_daddy]

as long as you dont on the ignition it should be fine,

 

[Gubien]

Sounds good then! But how the *bip* do I get the plastic thing out? I removed the two screws and pulled the clips in the middlesection free. But I cant get the dam thing out!

 

[dainott2105]

it will come out, i had to take mine out a while back cos the speedo needle fell off lol. put the steering wheel to its lowest position and have to try and reach your hand in behind the dials and they have plastic clip that you have to lift on the 2 plugs that go into the dials (easiest way to get to them i found was reaching in from the top left corner) that are hinged and will pull the plug out as you open them. Quite hard to explain in words but i hope this helps fella

PS i diconnected the battery just incase and had no probs when i put the dials back in.

 

[Gubien]

dainott2105:

Ehrm....I cant even get the black plastic peice out. Sound like you explain how to remove the hole unit?

This is what I've done so far.
Removed the two screws and pulled the clips free(I think so)...but I cant get the damn bacl plastic peice out!..

http://www.espeloev.dk/dash.jpg

 

[dainott2105]

Ok mate, right the plastic surround will unclip with a bit of a pull at the bottom (but dont pull it to far out).

Then you have to try and also pull the top down a little (where the two blue arrows are (the holes for the screws go slightly into the dash, so will stop the balck plastic piece from coming out)).

Underneath the plastic surround there are 2 screws that hold the dials in (these are on each side of the ribbed plastic piece that stops a gap appearing when you move the steering column. See green dots in the picture).

When you have removed these then you will have enough room to pull the dials out far enough to disconnect the complete unit (drop the steering wheel to its lowest position) and then remove it through or over the top of the steering wheel

sorry difficult to explain but hope this helps mate

 

[dainott2105]

just so you know where the plugs are

 

[Gubien]

dainott2105: thanks alot! I will try it when my car get back from the painter!

 

[dainott2105]

no worries, let me know how u get on?