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[Boab]

How do these fit? I can't seem to get the needle off mine. Are they supposed to come off, as looking at the dials they must?

:erm:

[XTT]

Not much help but i was wondering if there's a company that supplies dial kits for the classic (centre) three clock dash. Any clues??

Cheers

[Boab]

Can anyone help me out here. :fear:

[Rob]

They are on very tight, just pull evenly from the middle but be very careful.

I dont know of any special techniques. Hope this helps.

[dklawson]

I work more on the old (1970s and earlier) gauges. With these a common technique is to take a piece of thin cardboard and slot it so it can be slipped behind the needle to protect the gauge face. Once the cardboard is in place slip a strong/heavy kitchen fork behind the needle so the needle shaft goes between the tynes and up to the body of the fork. Then grabbing the handle of the fork you pull steadily back with a very slight "wiggling" motion to unseat the needle. (Put your thumb over the needle hub so that when it does come off it doesn't fly across the room and get lost).

A word of caution here. Before you pull anything off, look for and mark any features of importance that would help you put the pointer back in exactly the same location. This is more a problem with early mechanical gauges but may apply to your gauges as well.

[The Matt]

I'd agree with that, I just changed my dials for a kit exactly like the one in the picture. I removed the screws from the existing dial face then used two small screw drivers to pry it off (hence avoiding scratching the old face).

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[Boab]

Thanx for that guys. Appreciated :grin: