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edo



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Dial colour swap
I quote like these as not a million miles from exterior colour. How hard is this job?

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Roy5695



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Indus Silver
Not too bad of a job. You have to remove the needles and can be difficult to get them back on exactly in the right place so your gauges may be slightly out afterwards.

Remove upper and lower plastics from clocks. 4 screws
Remove clocks. 2 screws. 1 plug.
Remove plastic front face. About 8 clips.
Remove needles. (Take picture for position reference.) Turn towards zero position (important) and pull. Needles will pop off.

Can’t quite remember how the front face comes off. Pretty sure it’s a few more clips.
Then the clock decal will come off. Fit new decal and refit everything.

When refitting the needles. Push them on so they’re reading slightly higher than you want. Then you can turn them to the zero position slowly.

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Post #732871 4th Oct 2018 9:24am
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edo



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Excellent, thanks. I have ordered. Little job for the weekend!
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custom90



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Clean everything from dust etc first too and use disposable gloves, keeps everything clean as clean can be and preventing fingerprints etc.
Otherwise, you will notice in good light. Blue nitrile ones are good. Thumbs Up $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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Post #732877 4th Oct 2018 9:49am
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edo



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great, thanks.

Was looking for a vid on it, but failed!
Post #732886 4th Oct 2018 10:16am
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edo



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How does the bloody connector come off the dash pod?!

Cant work it out.
Post #733076 5th Oct 2018 11:35am
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ibexman



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Pull up retaining hinge
Post #733078 5th Oct 2018 11:37am
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edo



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got it, ta. Torch helped!
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edo



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tada!


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Post #733093 5th Oct 2018 12:44pm
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Roy5695



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Good work. They look good! Love old it it wasn’t that hard. Thumbs Up 2011 Defender DCPU 2.2 - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic30623.html

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Roy
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Mr Fox



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Looks great Thumbs Up
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Nadine90



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Looks Great Ed glad you like them Smile
Post #733112 5th Oct 2018 2:46pm
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edo



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May have spoken slightly too soon! Speedo seems ok, then "slips", so I guess that needle isnt on correctly!!

Gah, all out again!


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Post #733144 5th Oct 2018 5:36pm
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Supacat



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I admire you for trying ~ thanks for sharing.
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Roy5695



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edo wrote:
May have spoken slightly too soon! Speedo seems ok, then "slips", so I guess that needle isnt on correctly!!

Gah, all out again!


Doh Rolling Eyes atleast you know the process. Never takes as long the 5th/6th time 😂

Just trying to figure out how to change the back light of the lcd screen now.


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