speedo needle removal
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speedo needle removal
Hey, I'm new to this forum. I haven't seen an actual answer to this. I want to paint my needles and I was just wondering can you take them off and is there a danger messing up the speedo? It is a corsa b eco 1.2 with electric speedo.
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Re: speedo needle removal
There easy to take off and there's always a chance you'll put them on wrong put its unlikely, just remember where they sat
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
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Re: speedo needle removal
I dont think u can take them off mate tbh as it is hard to get the speedo back to its original position which can make your speedo offset
If it ain't green and black send it back
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Re: speedo needle removal
Yeah, they don't just simply pull off. I have tried.
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Re: speedo needle removal
Use a fork to pry them off, it's child's play easy
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
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Re: speedo needle removal
Yeah i actually seen that. any concern about the fact that the needle wants to go further than the stop pin?
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Re: speedo needle removal
For the revs I start the car and put the needle to 900 revs or whatever your car idles at and Speedo at zero while idlingnewbiecorsa wrote:Yeah i actually seen that. any concern about the fact that the needle wants to go further than the stop pin?
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
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Re: speedo needle removal
Brilliant tip Johnny
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Re: speedo needle removal
Dont have the rev counter but thats a really good idea anyway. the needle wont move with the engine running. now anything smart for the temp as that one will change?
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Re: speedo needle removal
actually i just realized. start the car cold and it will be at nothing
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Re: speedo needle removal
Just do a small mark on the clocks for temp and petrol don't put them on while running as they will have moved
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
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Re: speedo needle removal
I might have to turn the engine on as they all are under pressure while resting on the stop pins
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Re: speedo needle removal
You could always paint them with nail varnish and leave them on the clocks
You can get nail varnish in near every colour and it's thick with a small brush
You can get nail varnish in near every colour and it's thick with a small brush
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
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Re: speedo needle removal
yeah i could. but i also wanna scan the original dials and customize them. and gonna upload them to here because it seems no one has actually uploaded them
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Re: speedo needle removal
Scan the dials???
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