Changing the dials!!

Barney · Post by **Barney** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:05 pm

has anyone changed there dials, like all of them cos i was wondering whether i could take them out and scan the originals onto my pc and mess about with colours and remove useless stuff like kph, any help would be much appreciated o and if the dials are printed onto the background could i stick a sheet of dials infront or summat. It sounds a bit of a bodge i know but i think some white or cream dials are needed. Cheers

razvwpolo · Post by **razvwpolo** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:27 pm

lockwood make the 140mph dial but not the 120mph but may be www.venommotorsport.com will do them...

Barney · Post by **Barney** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:34 pm

cheers buddy , but the thing is that i'd prefer to scan it and do it like that so i could put some personal touches onto it and also on pictures i'e seen of polos dials mine are different (i think) are all speedos on the right in everyone elses??

helios1 · Post by **helios1** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:30 pm

hey man, im pretty sure its possible, and easy to remove the old dials, scan em then play around and replace em. Just be VERY careful with the needles, and make sure you put them back EXACTLY where they were - otherwise youll get strange readings (use a digital camera - take a pic before, then double check) or mark with chalk or whatever.

Barney · Post by **Barney** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:19 pm

cheers for that , yeah i forgot about the needles, might try it tonight, i'll let you know if it works

Pedro_Hilario · Post by **Pedro_Hilario** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:05 pm

Hey I have that scanned if you want. But either way, how have to remove the needles. There are a lot of sites in german that have pictures showing how to remove the tacho, convert it to blue, etc etc.
For what you want i think the needles are the worst part since they break easily and you have to put them exactly in the same place.

Here's a example ( from blue-polo.de) http://www.blue-polo.de/polobig/umbau03.jpg

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:05 pm

I've heard a fork is the best thing to remove the needles with - nice even pressure either side of the centre.

1.6fin · Post by **1.6fin** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:33 pm

razvwpolo wrote:lockwood make the 140mph dial but not the 120mph but may be www.venommotorsport.com will do them...

what did u ask 4 when u got ur tints m8?

Barney · Post by **Barney** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:16 pm

cheers guys , iset out to do it last night but i bottled it cos i was paranoid about the airbag knockin me out as i took the wheel off. i will make an attempt at some point though, probably with the help of my pops

helios1 · Post by **helios1** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:50 pm

it is possible to remove the dial 'block' through the steering wheel - i did it once outside halfrauds to replace the lil' bulbs that shine on the dials.
You just gotta get the right orientation before pulling it out through the big gap at the top of the wheel.

Barney · Post by **Barney** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 7:04 pm

?? i thought you need to undo the foor screw things in the inside of the dash shrowd, two under the top and two either side of the wheel,(if that makes any sence) but theres no room for any tool to get to the ones at the side of the wheel , or am i just not thinking properly

helios1 · Post by **helios1** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:42 pm

well hold on - is your polo post-98'? If it is, it might have a different design to mine, which is pre 98'. If your oil temp and fuel gauge are at the top of the dials, then its post-98', if the dials are are either side of the tacho and speedo, at the bottom, then its pre-98'. From what i can remember, there are 2 screws in the top-underside of the dial holder thing and then there are just 2 or 4 screws holding the dials to the dash.
Dont forget that my polo is pre 98' so it may be different!

Pedro_Hilario · Post by **Pedro_Hilario** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:34 am

I'm just guessing but pre-98's dials come out like in this site?
http://www.icbm.org/erkson/personal/myc ... _page2.htm

helios1 · Post by **helios1** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:35 pm

yeah thats right, cept in my polo the steering wheel is different (aren't they all the same?) so you can only take the cluster out through the biggest gap in the steering wheel.

greef · Post by **greef** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:45 pm

i got mine out above the steering wheel and this is what i did

you can get a template for them off the net if you want to make your own