New Dials

[Piran]

I've just put a new set of Dials on my supra ( at last I get to fit my DSC from TRL : Thanks Pete for your help)

 

but what I didn't do ( ) was take a note of the normal settings, so can anyone tell me (so so that I can make sure I got it all right !) where the temp gauge should sit at normal running temp and what Revs I should have at a warm idle - of course the fuel gauge always sits near empty !

 

on another note - part of the reason for this saga is that my speedo has been out by 10mph since I got the car (a year ago !) so when I fitted the new dial I tried shifting the needle by about 10mph, then when I put it all back together leaving the stop pins out just in case I noticed that when I turned the ignition on (without starting the car) the needles all moved - so I took the speedo needle off again and set it to 0mph with the ignition on, this is obviously what the people who fitted the previous dial did and guess what it's still out by 10mph so I have to work out another cunning plan for that - perhaps involving a rolling road and cruise control !

[Hooper]

Hello mate,

 

I had the same when I fittd my electrolumo dials - turn the ignition on so the dials spool, then place the speedo at 0mph, the rev counter at 1500 revs (with A/C on, 1000 revs with A/C off, tell me if I am wrong but this did the job for me!..) - Temp at baseline and the fuel......the fuel whereever it was before you disconnected!! (I forgot to take note so the only option to ensure it was correct was to drive down the petrol station and fill it to the top then put the needle on, giving it a few minutes to rise to the full position)

 

Hope this helps

 

Craig

[Nathan]

I would urge anyone fitting replacement dials to be EXTREMELY careful.

 

I fitted some lumidials to my Supra and thought I was as careful as I could be. I didn't remove the needles, and was careful not to even move them up or down.

 

Upon replacement I found that the fuel gauge was goosed, and never went below 3/4 full. I had to get another one.

 

I'm sure someone else on this BBS had the same problem after fitting some dials.

 

Hearing of people trying to prise off the needles makes me wince, and IMO is a pretty secure way of screwing up the gauges.

 

Regards,

 

Nathan

TDI PLC

[Piran]

yes the mechanisms are certainly very delicate are very easy to knacker.

[Hooper]

Appreciated, they are fragile and easy to screw - if you are going to remove the needles, I found that placing a teaspoon on either side of the needle base and levering up took them of VERY easily without the need to apply any force.

[Piran]

Yes that worked for me although I did find that the needle on the rev counter was very tight

[SkyJawa]

Dig up old thread time

 

I'll be having some new dials coming from Paul E shortly.

 

How do you actually get in to the dials? I've removed the dash several times but the glass/plastic always stayed on the front of the dial binnacles..........

 

Cheers

[Guest hooper2]

I put a explaination of how I did my dials on another post around the time this one was done. Do a search and you should find , it will be under user: hooper.

 

basically remove the actual dial section by unclipping the cables at the back. The front of the dials is held in with various clips around the outside - use a screwdriver to gentle unclip these. to avoid damaging the needles and the spindle, use two teaspoons underneath the centre of the needle and lever up and they will pop off - dont try and pull them off with your fingers!!!

 

Craig