Just fitted mine to my 1.6SE this afternoon, took about 40 minutes. Very easy. I managed to get superglue on my fingers (not stuck together) but apart from that it went very smoothly...cant recommend this mod highly enough, it looks the business and was pretty simple. Heres a brief how-to for those who want one but it has pretty much been covered in other threads...
1) Disconnect the negative terminal on the battery. You will probably find like me that the central locking no longer works [:I] so if you are going inside to do the dials, dont forget to manually lock it!
2) Pull the plastic cover above the wheel off. Its tricky and be careful not to snap the clips...theres to big ones on the left and right, and a small one in the centre.
3) Take a T20 torx screwdriver (mine was T20 but other how-tos have said T10?) and undo the two screws underneath. This is a pain to get at and be careful not to lose the screws down there, because it doesnt look like it would be easy to retrieve them!
4) Gently pull the cluster out. Its connected by a plug on either sidde- pull the pink plastic clip backwards and the plug comes out. I did the left side first then twisted the cluster around to undo the right.
5) Remove the cluster and use a torx screwdriver (cant remember the size but its the smallest one) to remove the two screws on the back. Now gently unclip the clips around the edge, tear the sticker sealing the unit and gently pull apart.
6) Put the dials to one side; I used cling film over the top to keep it clean. Its important all of these steps are done in a very clean environment and you dont get finger prints on the inside!
7) Squeeze the rings through the back of the holes in the cluster. Its tight but a good squeeze and they go through. Once iside you will see they are a tiny bi smaller than the hole, which is a pain for alignment so do the best you can.
8) I used superglue on the edge of a knife and applied it to the ring from the hole (ie while the ring is in the cluster). I then turned it up the right way and let the ring drop into place and left it for 10 minutes.
9) Re-assemble the cluster, reverse the process for removing the cluster and reconnect the battery. You may need the radio code (I didnt) and will need to set your clock, but everything started fine for me and no car fires, which was nice. Admire your beautiful work. Who needs the 2002 Bora cluster?
TIPS:
The screws that hold the cluster in are a swine. Ipulled the wheel all the way out and down to do this, and its very tricky to hold onto the screws, especially when putting them back. But perservere and dont drop them!
Supergule on your fingers is a weird sensation. Soak them in hot soap water for ages and it will come off with a knife.
Hope this helps, and good luck guys its well worth it.
Mike
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1) Disconnect the negative terminal on the battery. You will probably find like me that the central locking no longer works [:I] so if you are going inside to do the dials, dont forget to manually lock it!
2) Pull the plastic cover above the wheel off. Its tricky and be careful not to snap the clips...theres to big ones on the left and right, and a small one in the centre.
3) Take a T20 torx screwdriver (mine was T20 but other how-tos have said T10?) and undo the two screws underneath. This is a pain to get at and be careful not to lose the screws down there, because it doesnt look like it would be easy to retrieve them!
4) Gently pull the cluster out. Its connected by a plug on either sidde- pull the pink plastic clip backwards and the plug comes out. I did the left side first then twisted the cluster around to undo the right.
5) Remove the cluster and use a torx screwdriver (cant remember the size but its the smallest one) to remove the two screws on the back. Now gently unclip the clips around the edge, tear the sticker sealing the unit and gently pull apart.
6) Put the dials to one side; I used cling film over the top to keep it clean. Its important all of these steps are done in a very clean environment and you dont get finger prints on the inside!
7) Squeeze the rings through the back of the holes in the cluster. Its tight but a good squeeze and they go through. Once iside you will see they are a tiny bi smaller than the hole, which is a pain for alignment so do the best you can.
8) I used superglue on the edge of a knife and applied it to the ring from the hole (ie while the ring is in the cluster). I then turned it up the right way and let the ring drop into place and left it for 10 minutes.
9) Re-assemble the cluster, reverse the process for removing the cluster and reconnect the battery. You may need the radio code (I didnt) and will need to set your clock, but everything started fine for me and no car fires, which was nice. Admire your beautiful work. Who needs the 2002 Bora cluster?
TIPS:
The screws that hold the cluster in are a swine. Ipulled the wheel all the way out and down to do this, and its very tricky to hold onto the screws, especially when putting them back. But perservere and dont drop them!
Supergule on your fingers is a weird sensation. Soak them in hot soap water for ages and it will come off with a knife.
Hope this helps, and good luck guys its well worth it.
Mike
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