Gu dash help...!

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16th June 2019, 09:24 PM
90mav

Gu dash help...!

I’m hoping there is a simple solution to my dilemma here...
The previous owner has swapped all the dash backlighting with blue leds, so one has stopped working and I decided to try pull it out and see if I could fix it. While removing it the needles fell off the speedometer, tachometer and temp guages. I slipped them on and reassembled it, turned on the key and the all flipped up to read 40kmh, 1250 rpm and about half temp readings. Can’t figure out how to adjust them to zero when it’s turned on now...
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks!
16th June 2019, 09:33 PM
0-TJ-0

Can you remove the needles when it's running and set them at zero/wherever they need to be?
16th June 2019, 09:48 PM
mudski

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Originally Posted by 90mav

I’m hoping there is a simple solution to my dilemma here...
The previous owner has swapped all the dash backlighting with blue leds, so one has stopped working and I decided to try pull it out and see if I could fix it. While removing it the needles fell off the speedometer, tachometer and temp guages. I slipped them on and reassembled it, turned on the key and the all flipped up to read 40kmh, 1250 rpm and about half temp readings. Can’t figure out how to adjust them to zero when it’s turned on now...
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks!

Yeah good luck.
From memory you can change the globes from the back of the cluster. Not sure how the needles fell off, they are on pretty tight. Yonks ago I changed my dials from Black to white and have never been able to get the fuel gauges right since.
Take the needles off again. Plug the cluster in, with the engine cold, turn the ignition on and start the car then turn it off. Then put the needles back on and try again.

Rinse and repeat until they read correct.
31st August 2019, 05:04 PM
stock patrol

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Originally Posted by mudski

Yeah good luck.
From memory you can change the globes from the back of the cluster. Not sure how the needles fell off, they are on pretty tight. Yonks ago I changed my dials from Black to white and have never been able to get the fuel gauges right since.
Take the needles off again. Plug the cluster in, with the engine cold, turn the ignition on and start the car then turn it off. Then put the needles back on and try again.

Rinse and repeat until they read correct.

I did my heater/ac control as 1 blew a few years ago and what a hf it was to get it out enough to get fat fingers in to do bulb change not going back. Fumble around in the dark to find which one I want now.