Instrument cluster plastic screen removal.
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Instrument cluster plastic screen removal.
Does anyone know a way to remove the transparent screens from the instrument cluster? I think they are glued in. I want to fit a GPS speedo from the front.
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ZsZ
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Re: Instrument cluster plastic screen removal.
they are ultrasonicly welded, so it is not easy to remove them and the remaining plastic will be ugly.
I did replace my broken ones. It was a PITA
I did replace my broken ones. It was a PITA
Zoltan
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1986 Multivan ex-Caravelle. Van since 2006, running mTDi 1Z since 2008 with Fiat Croma 1.9 TDid pump 2008-2019, custom pump since 2019
5spd custom box 4.57 diff + 0.74 5th
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Re: Instrument cluster plastic screen removal.
Sometimes they fall out. But if they haven't fallen out, you're very unlikely to be able to remove one without destroying it and leaving a mess. As above, they're permanently bonded in using heat. The plastic (both the screen and surrounds) is getting more and more brittle with age anyway - often the screens will crack on their own.
To have any chance of removing it a screen intact, you'll have to sacrifice the rest of the cluster
To have any chance of removing it a screen intact, you'll have to sacrifice the rest of the cluster