Remove the clear plastic cover and cluster gauge from e30.

[Rkive]

How do I remove the clear plastic cover and cluster gauge from my e30?

[StuBeeDoo]

Do you mean the instrument panel???

[Rkive]

Possibly, I have this and I have been told I need to remove the clear plastic cover and cluster gauge to fit it.

[Brianmoooore]

It's glued on, but I've removed a few by carefully levering around the edge. I fit the alarm/immobiliser LED in there.

[Rkive]

I thought there were screws?

[jcjdavis1]

I thought there were screws?

x2 Do you mean the cover over the dials or the facia around the dials?

[Rkive]

I don't know, but what is the easiest way to get the clear plastic cover off? Do I need to take other things off to get it off?

[Rkive]

It should be easy but it aint, can anyone help?

[JimmyC]

Its as Brian says, once you have removed the cluster (6 screws in total I think, inclusing the trim screws)

You will need to remove the plastic to fit that in, which is as said above glue on- its a PITA or really easy, I've had a few just pop off, others that have been a mare!

[Chris-W]

You need to remove:

Underdash panel (3 x plastic twist screws)
'fillet' beneath cluster (2 x knurled bolts behind)
4 x small phillips screws at lower edge of instrument cluster shroud and 2 x at top
Then 2 x phillips screws holding cluster into top of binnacle hole

Much easier with the steering wheel off, btw.

[tommype30cab]

hi this is usually a pain but if you use glue or any type of solvent dont touch anything inside the cluster cos fingerprints turn to white and are very hard to remove, good luck.