General Replacing Speedo glass
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General Replacing Speedo glass
You need to take the speedo out of the dash Rob. IIRC correctly it’s two little spring clips inside the bonnet side of the dash behind the fuel tank, that you have to pinch together to remove it from the dash. You will obviously need to undo the speedo cable and pull all the warning lamps out.
Once you have the speedo out on the reverse side you will see, I think it is 3 or 4 little tabs bent over that are holding the bezel in place.
Where did you get an MPH speedo glass from?
Tony
lazylobster
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Hi Tony and that sounds a bit of a pain to do. Thought it would be easy . . .sigh.
Oh well, one for winter then.
The glass is from ricambio, link as below. No affliation.
http://www.ricambio.co.uk/69-fiat/2...h,dashboard,dash,light,lamp,ignition,fiat,500
My thanks
Cheers
Rob
Oh well, one for winter then.
The glass is from ricambio, link as below. No affliation.
http://www.ricambio.co.uk/69-fiat/2...h,dashboard,dash,light,lamp,ignition,fiat,500
My thanks
Cheers
Rob
Thanks Rob. I did google it afterwards and eBay showed one in MPH that was about £50.00
Ricambio one is quite reasonable in comparison.Tony
AndrewRL
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Hi Rob
I did this job about a year ago as my speedo "glass" was badly stained/sunbleached. Tony is quite right - it involved removing the fuel tank, the speedo cable and, ideally, the various warning light connections. It was easier to remove the whole speedo binnacle (a couple of squeeze clips I seem to remember) to get better access to the small (and very delicate) metal fold over clips holding the speedo rim (there is also a rubber foam around the inside edge of the speedo).
It actually wasn't that difficult (and I am not very experienced). The biggest headache was discovering that several of the electrics didn't work properly after I put it all back together :bang: ....eventually traced (thanks to a knight in shining armour who read this forum) to a dislodged/poor earth connection.
I did this job about a year ago as my speedo "glass" was badly stained/sunbleached. Tony is quite right - it involved removing the fuel tank, the speedo cable and, ideally, the various warning light connections. It was easier to remove the whole speedo binnacle (a couple of squeeze clips I seem to remember) to get better access to the small (and very delicate) metal fold over clips holding the speedo rim (there is also a rubber foam around the inside edge of the speedo).
It actually wasn't that difficult (and I am not very experienced). The biggest headache was discovering that several of the electrics didn't work properly after I put it all back together :bang: ....eventually traced (thanks to a knight in shining armour who read this forum
) to a dislodged/poor earth connection.lazylobster
Established member
Thanks for the info. Sounds a bigger job than first imagined. Will consider it over the winter period when Valentina is off the road.
Cheers
Rob
Cheers
Rob