Needles on dials

MissxFTO · Post by **MissxFTO** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:31 pm

OMFG... how on gods earth do u get these needles off your dials... i just got my new dials today and the wanker didnt send instructions.. surprise surprise!..

sam says pull.. michaels instructions say you slide the dial on.. but you cant

im going to cry hahaha ive like taken the whole thing apart..

but still the needles wont come off!!! some one help me

im in my car right now hahaha

sammi

Richy · Post by **Richy** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:47 pm

Mate...I just slide mine in...never took out the needles (heard stories about needles not working properly afterwards)...

by the way...might be silly question....did u take out the whole cluster to fit the new dials?? if not...u might be out of space...

MissxFTO · Post by **MissxFTO** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:50 pm

ok so far ive taken the cluster out,
took the individual dials out and i dunno how u slid urs off n then on unless u cut your actual dials......

RallyMad · Post by **RallyMad** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:53 pm

I've read somewhere about using spoons to gently lever them off Sammi.

Good luck. The last time I looked I think Dstocks has a few different instructions on his site.

Richy · Post by **Richy** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:57 pm

i did cut my old dials...

...since mine was tip...i need to cut the speed dial to get the piece with the gear numbers...to align with the new dial.

MissxFTO · Post by **MissxFTO** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:02 pm

ok everyone is in agreeance to slide them on.. but i cant... and if your ment to take the black nob part off the top of the need on the dial.. IT WONT COME OFF!!! im getting angry lol
i just cut my dial off rofl

MissxFTO · Post by **MissxFTO** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:15 pm

i gave up.. plus i was being eaten by mozzis hahaha ima leave the cluster out and drive another car meh lol ill do it this sat @ the DIY day.
Dstocks website says the same as everyone.. slide it off.. i missing something!!! im just stupid hahah
thanks all for helping

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:36 pm

MissxFTO wrote:i gave up.. plus i was being eaten by mozzis hahaha ima leave the cluster out and drive another car meh lol ill do it this sat @ the DIY day.
Dstocks website says the same as everyone.. slide it off.. i missing something!!! im just stupid hahah
thanks all for helping

You cant slide the origional ones off - you need to cut them. But make sure the new ones are what you want as you cant go back!

The new ones will slide one, you then stick them down.

DO NOT PULL OFF THE NEEDLES!

manofwood · Post by **manofwood** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:36 pm

there could be a circlip behind the needle's centrepoint maybe?

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:40 pm

manofwood wrote:there could be a circlip behind the needle's centrepoint maybe?

do not take off the needles and you dont need to. You will get no light through unless you take off the origionals

I have done it over 5 or 6 times and on more than 3 FTOs.

MissxFTO · Post by **MissxFTO** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:41 pm

white ones dont slide on lol the circle in the middle is the same as the old ones.. to small.. there is no possible way.

omg i suck so back.

Where the needle is. The black cap that is in the midde of your dial does that need to be popped off? ive tried but dont want to try to hard or i will break it haha..

EDIT:

PIC EXPLAINING WHAT I MEAN (p.s these aint my dials i wish haha)

the caps circled in red.. they need to come off in order for me to slide it on yes?

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:47 pm

If you are 100% sure that they don't slide over, then they are probably the older style of dials.... in which case the needles do have to be taken off. Didn't think anyone made them any more though.

Use 2 teaspoons on either side of the black dial centre, and lever up both sides at the same time. Can be stiff, but they do pop off.

You can screw up your dials very easily, so be VERY careful, espeically putting the needles back on. Don't push them back in too far. Good luck!

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:52 pm

Grue wrote:If you are 100% sure that they don't slide over, then they are probably the older style of dials.... in which case the needles do have to be taken off. Didn't think anyone made them any more though.

Use 2 teaspoons on either side of the black dial centre, and lever up both sides at the same time. Can be stiff, but they do pop off.

You can screw up your dials very easily, so be VERY careful, espeically putting the needles back on. Don't push them back in too far. Good luck!

Thats correct if they are the old ones you do need to take the needles off...I havent seen any of these floating about for a while.

The plus slide of these is that you dont get any light shining through the middle like the slide on versions.

Just got EL dials, easier and better anyway.

lol Ebay...the joys

MissxFTO · Post by **MissxFTO** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:57 pm

THE NEEDLE IS OFF!! thanks to two teaspoons LOL!!!
Thank you for that!!

maggsy · Post by **maggsy** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:40 am

so how do they look

i would love to see the results

so they have dull patches or are they good?

MissxFTO · Post by **MissxFTO** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:29 am

no dull patches at all. Im just doing up the DIY & ill put a dodgy phone pic up which doesnt do it justice. But yeh honest truth no dull patches or super bright spots!!

im stoked.

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:45 pm

Can't wait to see these on the weekend

GJ

I doubt that mine will arrive by Friday though, but who knows....