As per title.

Looks to be a bit of a bugger trying to unplug all the electrical switch connectors, etc.....

So is there a written procedure to follow to be able painlessly remove the instrument binnacle?

 

Drop steering wheel.
Unscrew the 4 screws holding it in.
You can then pull out the binnacle (top first iirc) and rest it where the parking light is.

Then spend a few minutes cursing and swearing because you can't see how the plugs come out,then curse the light for alarm system because it isn't detachable and the actually wiring doesn't seem to come out far enough to get yours hands on to the plugs and when you do get to remove the plugs they come out quite quickly and you smack your hand onto the dash.


When i've removed mine i had a look underneath the dash to see if any of the wires could be pushed up to give a little more leeway.

 

Cheers mbx. I KNEW it would be a bit of a tryer.

I'll book it into ZEN I think - they can take the heat (and my money)

 

Too true.

 

What attachments are at the back of the binnacle?

Is it just the speedo cable going to the speedo head, plus a connector block going to the small blue electrical socket?

Anything else?

 

As MBWRX says, a bit of a **** but it does come.

IIRC there are 3 plugs and the speedo cable

Once out you can 'extend' the plug cables a little but still tight.

 

1 plug either side, 1 to the blue socket and the speedo cable. Borrowed picture.

 

micky when you say 1 plug either side, you mean the speedo and that blue connectoer socket right - nothing else (I cant see another socket on the speedo side)?

If so, that's what I thought.... and thanks.

 

the sockets arnt too clear in that pic. they are far left (edge of unit) and far right (edge of unit) where the pcb curls round. then theres the blue connector and the speedo cable. hardest bit is getting the speedo cable back in. i remove the bottom dash panel for this (very easy) and then reach up the back.
carefull not to pull the unit too far out before removing the connectors. it helps to slide the unit on its side back into the dash to get at the plugs if you know what i mean!

 

Got it! Cheers dj... and thanks for the advice.

<sings> # and sorry mick for being so thick #

 

Sorry, should have been clearer.

As, explained above though, and it's a fiddly **** to get them out.

 

Yeah, and when I do jobs like that I nearly always end up breaking wires or generally ******* things up, etc. and end up losing my rag!

I've already got it pre-booked into ZEN for them to fit a replacement 180mph white-dial'd binnacle/speedo converter - I don't mind paying if it means the job gets done properly... and allowing me to keep my cool in the process lol

Oh and sorry b13bat, thanks for your input too - as you were the first to mention the 4 connections, anyway.