scotty2 wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 3:08 pm
I'll have a look in the manual to see how difficult it is to remove the speedometer.
Under each end of the dashboard trim panel that covers the instruments and includes the Climate Control pack there are 2 hiddens screws, remove them.
Follow the dash trim round to the left and unclip the cover at the end of it (missing i think on TGM) and loosen the screw hidden underneath it that secures the end of the trim panel.
Lower the steering wheel as far as it goes then in the top of the panel on the underside above and in front of the instruments you'll find three screws, one central, one either side a few inches from centre. Remove those.
Now start easing the trim panel out each end, there are clips behind it that locate above the air vent on the right and if memory serves centrally above the Climate Pack. These will release as you ease the trim out.
Depending how yours is wired, you may have the tailgate wash and wiper buttons above the Climate Pack, on the right there will be the alarm LED and probably front and rear fog light switches (the fogs and rear w/w may be swapped) so ease the trim further out and unplug the wiring to the switches and lighting behind the trim.
Ease the trim further out still until you can unplug the tiny fan and cabin temperature sensor on the left hand end, pull it out a bit more and unplug the two plugs in the back of the Climate Pack.
The dash trim panel should be free by now. If so, you can wriggle it out over the top of the steering wheel whichever way seems to work best at the time.
Behind that you will see something like this :
Those 3 white "pads" above and in front of the speedo are for the 3 screws securing the top of the trim panel - bottome left of the cluster you can see one of the 4 lugs with a screw hole that secures the instrument cluster to the car, the others are in similar positions in each "corner" of the cluster. Remove those screws and ease the cluster towards you, tipping it downwards to find the multiplugs on the back - disconnect those and pull it to freedom.
Refitting you "Haynes it". In this pic, you can see the slot for the clip that holds the top of the trim panel into the dash, similar one the other end above the vent.
It's actually a fairly quick and easy operation, once you've had some practice at it you'll find it's not a long job at all. When refitting the screws, particularly the lower ones, get them in position then turn the screwdriver as if loosening them while pushing in the direction they move when tightening. As the screw finds the beginning of the thread you'll feel the screwdriver give a little and then turn it the correct way to tighten. Leave all screws loose/finger-tight until all are in and the dash trim is fully home having found its "proper" place.