My tacho bezel has been hanging off on one side since I bought the car, acting like a hinged glass door. So i decided to bite the bullet and take it out. Now having recently had the steering wheel replaced and then the horn push bump stops replaced by the garage, l didn't fancy taking it off again myself.
So I read up on as many options as possible and then looked on the web for replacement costs.
I had to do it all in the garage with limited door opening space. I started to wiggle the tacho out by the rubber sleeve, but soon realised that it was not going to come out over the top cover of the steering column. So I took the 2 side screws and the 2 top screws out of the steering column shroud, then a little forcing and manoeuvring and the top came away.
Now able to get the tacho out, and found that the rim of the body that should keep the bezel on, had cracked 80% round, so there was nothing much holding the bezel on. Decided to brake the rest of it off and glue the bezel directly to the body....I no many will be shacking their heads in despair
I have now decided to change all of the instrument panel bulbs while i can get to them, so have ordered the set offered by Rennlist forum.
All left in pieces until that arrives.
So I read up on as many options as possible and then looked on the web for replacement costs.
I had to do it all in the garage with limited door opening space. I started to wiggle the tacho out by the rubber sleeve, but soon realised that it was not going to come out over the top cover of the steering column. So I took the 2 side screws and the 2 top screws out of the steering column shroud, then a little forcing and manoeuvring and the top came away.
Now able to get the tacho out, and found that the rim of the body that should keep the bezel on, had cracked 80% round, so there was nothing much holding the bezel on. Decided to brake the rest of it off and glue the bezel directly to the body....I no many will be shacking their heads in despair
I have now decided to change all of the instrument panel bulbs while i can get to them, so have ordered the set offered by Rennlist forum.
All left in pieces until that arrives.