Panacea
03-15-2003, 05:19 PM
1. Remove the Upper Steering Column panel.
I did this by lowering the steering wheel as far as it would go, and then put my index fingers in between the room that was in between the wiper switch and the turn signal switch. Then, with a steady force I lifted upwards. Depending on your strength it may be harder for some. Once you have the panel off set it aside out of the way.
http://macleod52.home.mchsi.com/assets/steeringcover.jpg
2. Remove the instrument panel trim.
There are four screws all together that need to be removed in order to get the trim piece off. The first two are on the top of the trim. You will need a Phillips head screwdriver in order to get them out. Once those are out you will need to get a 9/32" socket and ratchet w/extender. The next two screws are on the bottom of the instrument panel (IP) cluster. You will see these once the steering column panel is removed. Use the 9/32" socket and remove those two screws. Once all the screws are removed grab the sides of the trim piece and pull. It may take a little force to get them out, but you could probably push the clips in with a screwdriver as well. There are a total of three clips on the trim piece. Two of them are located on the far left and far right side of the trim about half way up. Centered on the top (where the two curves come to a point) of the trim piece you will find the third clip.
3. Remove the Instrument Panel Cluster.
With the trim piece removed you will have access to the two remaining screws holding the IP cluster in. These two screws are located in the top right and top left hand corners of the cluster. Use your 9/32" socket to remove these screws. Once you have all the screws removed pull the gauges out. The easiest way is to bring the bottom outwards towards you. Once you have the cluster lying horizontaly angle it so that the right side is sticking out of the dash a little bit. On the right hand side you will see a set of wires plugged into the cluster. Remove them and proceed to pull the cluster out of the dash.
4. Install the Indiglo White Face Gauges (IWFG).
Note: These gauges do not come with any tape or sticky surface on the backing. You will need to go to a local Arts and Crafts store or somewhere else where they sell double-sided poster tape. You need something that is very thin but sticky on both sides. Unlike the WFG that PFYC sells, the Indiglo ones are to be applied directly over the existing cluster and the needles do not need to be removed. You may move the needles as needed but, do not pull them off. This makes things 10x easier so that you do not have to recalibrate anything.
Take the pieces out of the box and put tape along the edges or wherever you see fit. Then, proceed to slide the Tachometer overlay on the needle. I found that taking the back side of the tape off was a lot easier than waiting to take it off once I had everything aligned as well. To align the tach. up with the old one I simply eyeballed it. I pushed the needle down till it hit the peg. Then I saw how much space was between that and the first tick mark. Then I proceeded to eyeball the new gauge and stick it down. Once that side is down make sure the cutout for the Trip/Odometer is flush. Then stick it down the rest of the way. Do the same thing for the Speedometer.
For the rest of the overlays you will need to hook the cluster back up. Just set the cluster on the steering column and plug it in. Then, get the Gas and Temp. overlays slid on the needles. Take the tape off of one of them, and then turn the car to the "ON" position. This will do a POST test and all of your lights will light up. Quickly, line up light on the gauge and stick the overlay down. Do the same for the other gauge. For the 'Dummy' light overlays you will need to do the same process several times before you get them lined up perfectly. Take your time and it should come out looking great. Once you get the IWFG installed set the cluster aside.
http://macleod52.home.mchsi.com/assets/clustertop.jpg
I did this by lowering the steering wheel as far as it would go, and then put my index fingers in between the room that was in between the wiper switch and the turn signal switch. Then, with a steady force I lifted upwards. Depending on your strength it may be harder for some. Once you have the panel off set it aside out of the way.
http://macleod52.home.mchsi.com/assets/steeringcover.jpg
2. Remove the instrument panel trim.
There are four screws all together that need to be removed in order to get the trim piece off. The first two are on the top of the trim. You will need a Phillips head screwdriver in order to get them out. Once those are out you will need to get a 9/32" socket and ratchet w/extender. The next two screws are on the bottom of the instrument panel (IP) cluster. You will see these once the steering column panel is removed. Use the 9/32" socket and remove those two screws. Once all the screws are removed grab the sides of the trim piece and pull. It may take a little force to get them out, but you could probably push the clips in with a screwdriver as well. There are a total of three clips on the trim piece. Two of them are located on the far left and far right side of the trim about half way up. Centered on the top (where the two curves come to a point) of the trim piece you will find the third clip.
3. Remove the Instrument Panel Cluster.
With the trim piece removed you will have access to the two remaining screws holding the IP cluster in. These two screws are located in the top right and top left hand corners of the cluster. Use your 9/32" socket to remove these screws. Once you have all the screws removed pull the gauges out. The easiest way is to bring the bottom outwards towards you. Once you have the cluster lying horizontaly angle it so that the right side is sticking out of the dash a little bit. On the right hand side you will see a set of wires plugged into the cluster. Remove them and proceed to pull the cluster out of the dash.
4. Install the Indiglo White Face Gauges (IWFG).
Note: These gauges do not come with any tape or sticky surface on the backing. You will need to go to a local Arts and Crafts store or somewhere else where they sell double-sided poster tape. You need something that is very thin but sticky on both sides. Unlike the WFG that PFYC sells, the Indiglo ones are to be applied directly over the existing cluster and the needles do not need to be removed. You may move the needles as needed but, do not pull them off. This makes things 10x easier so that you do not have to recalibrate anything.
Take the pieces out of the box and put tape along the edges or wherever you see fit. Then, proceed to slide the Tachometer overlay on the needle. I found that taking the back side of the tape off was a lot easier than waiting to take it off once I had everything aligned as well. To align the tach. up with the old one I simply eyeballed it. I pushed the needle down till it hit the peg. Then I saw how much space was between that and the first tick mark. Then I proceeded to eyeball the new gauge and stick it down. Once that side is down make sure the cutout for the Trip/Odometer is flush. Then stick it down the rest of the way. Do the same thing for the Speedometer.
For the rest of the overlays you will need to hook the cluster back up. Just set the cluster on the steering column and plug it in. Then, get the Gas and Temp. overlays slid on the needles. Take the tape off of one of them, and then turn the car to the "ON" position. This will do a POST test and all of your lights will light up. Quickly, line up light on the gauge and stick the overlay down. Do the same for the other gauge. For the 'Dummy' light overlays you will need to do the same process several times before you get them lined up perfectly. Take your time and it should come out looking great. Once you get the IWFG installed set the cluster aside.
http://macleod52.home.mchsi.com/assets/clustertop.jpg