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YOUR RESEARCHswaping black gauge dials for white
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Honestly I have done this on others cars with no issues, However with that being said I did silvers gauges in my car, and I knocked the little pin on the motor...I replaced my cluster at the dealer, but I will not attempt this on a Porsche again.
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I used a long thin needle nose plier and mini crowbar that's often used for removing door panels.
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I used a long thin needle nose plier and mini crowbar that's often used for removing door panels.
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any experience out there changing black instrument guage faceplates from std oem black to white and having problem getting tach to work afterwards.
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Honestly I have done this on others cars with no issues, However with that being said I did silvers gauges in my car, and I knocked the little pin on the motor...I replaced my cluster at the dealer, but I will not attempt this on a Porsche again.
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any experience out there changing black instrument guage faceplates from std oem black to white and having problem getting tach to work afterwards.
is system desinged to NOT work after removal of gauge needle pointer?
so if you dislodge the small spring - can it be put back in or is it busted forever?
also, i thought porsche didn't sell the gauge faces individually? you had to bu the entire instrument cluster OR buy aftermarket gauge faces?
You have to take the little motor assembly apart to re-assemble it. It is the little white box. It hapened to me to. Be careful to not nick the little motor inside either......ask me how I know
Honestly I have done this on others cars with no issues, However with that being said I did silvers gauges in my car, and I knocked the little pin on the motor...I replaced my cluster at the dealer, but I will not attempt this on a Porsche again. I know some here have done it with success, but most have not. I would see if your local Porsche dealer is willing to do it and see how much.
I really messed up mine and bought a whole new cluster! Have a pro do it. Afterwards you have to have a bunch of stuff calibrated by dealer. speed needle needs to match digital etc=Big pain in the butt!
I changed mine from the black to red. When I received the package, it did not come with the pin removal tool. I had already removed the standard steering wheel to swap to the aluminum one so I knew it would be alot easier for me to work on removing the whole gauge cluster console.
it's relatively easy removing the cluster. there were two PITA bits: removing the little round grill on the left side of the cluster and the emergency switch. My cluster is all leather so I really didn't want to marr the leather. Once completed, the cluster does come out. You need abit of finesse to work the console out and then to unplug the harnesses in the rear. There are velcro strips holding it down as well.
Disassembling the console itself wasn't hard at all. But since i didn't have the needle removal tool, I had to be extremely careful. I used a long thin needle nose plier and mini crowbar that's often used for removing door panels. the idea is not to work the needles off at only one side. the pin that the needles fit onto are plastic and any extra leverage will most likely break them. Also, always take pictures of the exact needle positions before removing them. without the pictures, I would probably have had a much more difficult time finding the correct positions. Work the needles a little at a time evenly around the dial.
Putting them back on isn't so hard but be forewarned that you shouldn't completely snap them back on until you are certain that they are at the correct positions.
Would i do this again? Well, only if i had the needle removal tool. I've done plenty of in house work on cars from suspension removal to stereo installs but this one really requires you to think before you act. The minute size and delicate nature of the work is definitely not for the faint of heart.
Here are a couple pictures of the console with the colored gauge faces, trim rings and aluminum steering wheel which were all done at once (Ruf pedals not shown)
Here's a link to the directions: Mucho credit to the person for this DYI!
http://www.lotususa.com/Alex/996Colo...ll/default.htm
