help!!! how do i remove my clocks from mk1 gte

[squirrel-designs]

my clocks are loose and im trying to get them out to replace them with a digi dash how do i get it out with out ruining them? iv looked through the guides but cant find anything. thanks

[Tim-SR]

i thought the cowling around the steering coloum had to come off before they came out. dont quote me on that though as im not a mk1 nova owner lol

[squirrel-designs]

iv removed that but still cant seem to get it out ???
thanks

[Tim-SR]

ah ok then mate, im out of ideas now lol good luck anyways!

[db_1.2]

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[bmw156]

mk1.

the whole dash has to come out im sure,

mk2 top cowling comes off.

[brainsnova]

on the mk1 they prise out front the bottom edge etc but be gentle and the speedo cable will be holding it back so go under the bonnet and push it into the car so you can get your hand in to unclip it.

[brainsnova]

and the digi needs a bit cutting to make it fit the mk1 dash :D

[Bubba]

on the mk1 they prise out front the bottom edge etc but be gentle and the speedo cable will be holding it back so go under the bonnet and push it into the car so you can get your hand in to unclip it.

if you undo the speedo cable from the g/box its alot easier

[nova_saloon]

that would be sooo hard to get at it from the glove box. Just get on your back put your arm up in there detachs the 12 pin from the back of the dash same as the speedo and then prise it out by making it go bottom end up then wiggle it out till it comes! try not to damage the contact film on the back of it!

[squirrel-designs]

how much do i need to chop of the digi dash? to get it to fit.thanks

[nova_saloon]

think just the lugs at the top and left and right! and just a lot of jiggery pokery. There is a thread on here somewhere of someone that actually put the digi dash in a mk1. Have a search. But standard dash ftw! or alternatively. Just buy a mk2 dash and fit the mk2 interior and no mods required!

[squirrel-designs]

yeah trying to find a gsi dash to buy cant find 1 local anywhere :(

[nova_saloon]

all abvout the rattly mk1 dash!

[Joe Richardson]

mk1 dash ftw :thumb:

but is such a **** to work on !!!!!

[Dan Stanley]

Like Brains said, push some slack on the speedo cable through the grommet on the bulkhead, then ease the clocks out until you can get your hand behind them to disconnect the cable and the plug from the back of the clocks. The Haynes manual recommends taking the top part of the steeering cowling off, but this is just as difficult! Once you've done it a couple of times mate, you get the knack!

[squirrel-designs]

thanks alot :D

[Mazz]

The cowling has to come off, then push the top of the clock and the bottom should pop out, push some slack speedo cable through and you should (just) be able to push the clip in holding the cable in..

and digidashes aren't a straight swop into a mk1 dash...they can be made to fit though, but you will have to hack away at the dash

[Mazz]

Have a look at Peester's here

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82994&page=16

[Guderian]

Unless you have a heated garage (i wish!) or are desperate to change it, this is the sort of fiddly job that is best done when the weather warms up a bit. Cold plastic shatters where warm plastic bends..