red needles in speedo cluster

[dilo_attax]

want to red my needles, anywher i can purchase any?

[GrindCulture]

I've seen some with early Audi A4 needles, they look pretty cool if you can get hold of some.

[georob]

Red pin stripe works well

[ImysE30]

Take the needles off and put a coat of red nail varnish on them

[georob]

Pin stripes save's run marks etc though

[dilo_attax]

Red pin stripe works well

wil just try that, anywher on the forum how to take dails out and glass? thanks

[Taylor325i]

Red pin stripe works well

wil just try that, anywher on the forum how to take dails out and glass? thanks

You don't need to remove the glass - everything comes out from the back of the cluster. Once you remove the cluster from the dash you will see the fixing screws (from memory they are small star head screws) that hold on the rear cover. Remove these and the entire cluster comes away from the housing. A wee tip - once you've got it apart don't touch any of the surfaces of the gauges with bare fingers - use latex gloves. Avoids seeing greasy fingerprints inside the cluster once it's all back together.



Taylor.

[dilo_attax]

nice one taylor

[ImysE30]

Can you take the cluster out without removing the whole dash?

[georob]

Yes, remove two top screws, remove panel in front of steering cowling, knurled nut behind dash, remove 3 or 4 screws along bottom of cluster, pull et voila.

[ImysE30]

Thank's

[StuBeeDoo]

I've done red needles twice and both times I've used a marker pen.
You need the chisel-tip one.
HTH
Stuart.

[jbh]

I've done red needles twice and both times I've used a marker pen.
You need the chisel-tip one.
HTH
Stuart.

+1 thats how mines were done

[ImysE30]

Will it not fade away though?

[Ziggy]

Tin of red humbrol works well & hasn't faded in the couple of years mine have been done...

[Daryll]

Tin of red humbrol works well & hasn't faded in the couple of years mine have been done...

+1 did mine in the same way and they're still fine.

[cliffybabe]

check out my dial painting link

[url]http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ight=dials]/url]

[m_jermyn]

Try this out mate a very very handy post.

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51635

Mike