PirelliOllie
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Hey folks.
I was supposed to make a guide out of this since a few people have asked, but in the process of doing it I forgot to take pictures so I will briefly explain the steps below but you're better off with a Haynes.
I have a Fiat Panda 1.1 Active Eco (2009) and as it comes with a very basic instrument display, I wanted to upgrade and improve it.
I ordered a display from a newer Panda, one with the updated design which I like more, and fortunately although the mileage wasn't given on Ebay, it came from a 2010 car with only 12,000 miles.
I also ordered a set of stalks from a newer car, making sure the wiper stalk was one with a trip button.
Write down your mileage BEFORE you get going. Make a note of it.
To start, it's just a question of removing everything. The display itself is held in by a few screws. 4 on the plastic surround, easily removed, and I think 3 on the display itself. Undo these, pull the display towards you and wiggle slightly, remove the plug from the back (clip type) and you're done.
Next, the airbag. Disconnect your battery's earth terminal and wait a few minutes. (10....)
Remove the airbag with the aid of a flat screwdriver on the pins in the back, and gently remove the rubber cover over the steering wheel nut.
The nut on my Panda was interesting, it looked like it had a retainer over it, however a 24mm socket should crack it off. Bear in mind you're meant to obtain a new nut for replacement when doing this.
Steering wheel off, trying not to rearrange your face in the process, and also the two trim pieces over the steering column. Again, get your haynes out for these.
There's a bracket with a hex bolt that holds the stalk unit in place, it's a little fiddly but it should unclip and just pull off after you've used up your vocabulary of swear words. If you pull and it doesn't want to budge, you've missed something.
Now it's just a question of reversing the process to fit your new bits. The trip button plug goes into the back of the stalk unit, from memory the top left socket, it's worth testing before you fit stuff back together though.
To line up your steering wheel again, mine had a marking both on the shaft and the wheel splines. As long as yours hasn't been adjusted since factory you can just line these two up and be back to how you were before.
Turn on your car and test all your functions work.
Your mileage will be flashing, this requires a PROXI alignment with a registered version of MultiECUScan. I will not cover this, but it's simple to do if you understand what the process is.
Now to match your mileage. Use MultiECUScan to do this. Note you can only ever INCREASE miles, so if you bought a cluster with higher mileage you'll have to live with it, and swap it out for your original for MOT / resale.
Once your miles are updated and your PROXI alignment is complete, you're all done!
Now on to the list of things that don't work:
Temperature display. This requires a temperature sensor that sits in your mirror. It will display --- unless you turn it off as I did, with MES.
Radio display. I was unable to confirm this works with the 1.1's standard stereo, due to having an aftermarket Sony upgrade.
That's about it.
Temperature, fuel level, speed and revs all function normally, trip counter, time, distance, mpg etc function fine. It even locks my doors when I go over above about 15mph. That is, all except my drivers door due to it not having a motor in (no remote locking), so that's my next job, to fit one and see if I can get some RCL going.
A well deserved upgrade for my favourite car!
I was supposed to make a guide out of this since a few people have asked, but in the process of doing it I forgot to take pictures so I will briefly explain the steps below but you're better off with a Haynes.
I have a Fiat Panda 1.1 Active Eco (2009) and as it comes with a very basic instrument display, I wanted to upgrade and improve it.
I ordered a display from a newer Panda, one with the updated design which I like more, and fortunately although the mileage wasn't given on Ebay, it came from a 2010 car with only 12,000 miles.
I also ordered a set of stalks from a newer car, making sure the wiper stalk was one with a trip button.
Write down your mileage BEFORE you get going. Make a note of it.
To start, it's just a question of removing everything. The display itself is held in by a few screws. 4 on the plastic surround, easily removed, and I think 3 on the display itself. Undo these, pull the display towards you and wiggle slightly, remove the plug from the back (clip type) and you're done.
Next, the airbag. Disconnect your battery's earth terminal and wait a few minutes. (10....)
Remove the airbag with the aid of a flat screwdriver on the pins in the back, and gently remove the rubber cover over the steering wheel nut.
The nut on my Panda was interesting, it looked like it had a retainer over it, however a 24mm socket should crack it off. Bear in mind you're meant to obtain a new nut for replacement when doing this.
Steering wheel off, trying not to rearrange your face in the process, and also the two trim pieces over the steering column. Again, get your haynes out for these.
There's a bracket with a hex bolt that holds the stalk unit in place, it's a little fiddly but it should unclip and just pull off after you've used up your vocabulary of swear words. If you pull and it doesn't want to budge, you've missed something.
Now it's just a question of reversing the process to fit your new bits. The trip button plug goes into the back of the stalk unit, from memory the top left socket, it's worth testing before you fit stuff back together though.
To line up your steering wheel again, mine had a marking both on the shaft and the wheel splines. As long as yours hasn't been adjusted since factory you can just line these two up and be back to how you were before.
Turn on your car and test all your functions work.
Your mileage will be flashing, this requires a PROXI alignment with a registered version of MultiECUScan. I will not cover this, but it's simple to do if you understand what the process is.
Now to match your mileage. Use MultiECUScan to do this. Note you can only ever INCREASE miles, so if you bought a cluster with higher mileage you'll have to live with it, and swap it out for your original for MOT / resale.
Once your miles are updated and your PROXI alignment is complete, you're all done!
Now on to the list of things that don't work:
Temperature display. This requires a temperature sensor that sits in your mirror. It will display --- unless you turn it off as I did, with MES.
Radio display. I was unable to confirm this works with the 1.1's standard stereo, due to having an aftermarket Sony upgrade.
That's about it.
Temperature, fuel level, speed and revs all function normally, trip counter, time, distance, mpg etc function fine. It even locks my doors when I go over above about 15mph. That is, all except my drivers door due to it not having a motor in (no remote locking), so that's my next job, to fit one and see if I can get some RCL going.
A well deserved upgrade for my favourite car!
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