I received my Street unit rings today from www.streetunit.com , So I decided to do a guide for removing the Instrument cluster and for fitting the rings…..

Tools needed..
[b]2. Philips screw drivers. One short (stubby)
Flat head screw driver
Street rings
Glue spots
Heat gun / Hair dryer[/b]
1. Drop the steering wheel down to make the removal of the cluster easier

2. Undo two screws on the to of the plastic cluster surround ( easier with the short Philips driver)
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/neilron/cluster1.jpg[/img]

3. Pull off the plastic cluster surround, there are two clips at the bottom, either side of the surround so a strong pull is needed. From the sides not the top!!

4. You should now see 3 screws holding the Instrument cluster in place, 1 at the top and two at the bottom, undo them.
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/neilron/cluster2.jpg[/img]

5.Now tip the Instrument cluster forward, ( from the top). You will see a metal bracket with a gold screw, undo this..
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/neilron/cluster3.jpg[/img]

6. Now heres the fun bit…[b]NOT!! [/b]
There are 3 wire harness plugs on top of the cluster, Using the flat headed screw driver, press the tab in the middle of the plug and prise them out. No.3 in the picture was very tight! GODZOOKS this thing really pissed me off!!
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/neilron/cluster4.jpg[/img]

7. Remove the cluster from the car and wipe your brow! GOOD JOB

8. Now we need to remove the plastic cover.
There are 5 clips, 2 at the top, 3 at the bottom. These clips can be pushed out with you thumb.
Start with the 2 top clips and the three at the bottom. You might need to use the flat headed driver to GENTLY prise the clear plastic cover away from the cluster.
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/neilron/cluster5.jpg[/img]

Fitting the Rings - [size=150]Yahoooooooooooo[/size]
9.Clean the outer part of the gauges ( the bit where the new rings will sit) I use a little brake cleaner and a cloth but I guess any cleaner will do..

10.With the heat gun/Hair dryer gently warm up the surface, One gauge ring surface at a time . NOT mad hot so the cluster melts!! Steps 9 & 10 will help the glue spots to stick better…

11. Stick the glue spots to the now clean and warm cluster. I used 4 , 2 top, 2 bottom
[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/neilron/cluster6.jpg[/img]

12. Remove glue spots backing being cereful not to touch the sticky part.
Again with the heat gun/ hair dryer. GENTLY warm the surface again where the new glue spots are, and place the speed rings to the cluster on the glue spots and press firmly so the glue will hold..

13. Repeat steps 9 - 12 for the other 2 street rings

14. Fit every thing back together, Fitting is the reverse of removal……..

15. Sit back in the drivers seat and admire your hard work..
Fantastico!!

[img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/neilron/cluster7.jpg[/img]

wicked guide! i did mine the other week. any ideas on how to make them brushed cos i meg metal polish them and now im not so keen lol

Try a scouring pad? or wire wool...

yer i was thinking that

Nice work Neil, looking fab mate!

Stickied.

Thankyou Big Neil

any chance we can get the photos back up? would be really handy!

No there gone, here a video how to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS5OeY2JRG0

awesome thanks errnee. Do I need to disconnect the battery when doing this? I'm guessing not, as it didn't feature in the guide or video - I'm guessing doing this wont screw up the mileage reading - that's stored elsewhere in the car's electrics isn't it?

Ta!

dont really need to disconnect the battery but its probably best to do so, the mileage wont be affected , Unsure if its sored in the cluster or Ecu,( im sure someone on here says its ecu stored) something i need to find out.

Its defo the cluster or speedo unit - trust me.

good to know. I wont bother disconnecting the battery then.....

anyone still got these pictures? they would be handy

cheers

[quote="metallica fish"]anyone still got these pictures? they would be handy

cheers[/quote]

Piss easy job mate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS5OeY2JRG0

great video mate, looks piss easy.

im wanting to change the lights from green to blue. will it be easy to get into once the cluster is out?

Best finding out exactly which bulbs you need and how many. I think its t5 and t10 but not 100% sure. When the dash is out you will be able to tell more.

t5 bulbs :-
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Goodwill-Leds- ... 34.c0.m322

Same seller stocks t10 also.

pretty damn cheap mate. i'll av a gander tomorrow.

torn between blue and red already have blue lights in the roof

Is it just a matter of changing the bulbs in the BJ or is there a green backing on the cluster as well ? Can the bulbs of the heater and touring computer be changed also ?

[quote="Justme"]Is it just a matter of changing the bulbs in the BJ or is there a green backing on the cluster as well ? Can the bulbs of the heater and touring computer be changed also ?[/quote]

id like to know that, hate them horrible green lights behind the clock and heater ect

unsure about a geen backing. My Mx5 has a geen backing, I changed to red bulbs , there a little darker then they should be but still see the numbers. again the Mx-5's clock colour can be change, its the same as the pre-face Bj's clock.
Heater bulbs should be able to be changed to. But be careful removeing the heater controls as yours is cable controlled . The cables has clips on them.
Put your head under the dash and make a note of where they go, as they have a habit of flying off when the heater controls are removed.

just took my cluster out. and noticed the bulbs i wanted to change had some like green rubber over them. so i just took that off and popped them back in.

so hopefully the backing lights will be white rather than green.

Keep us updated on how you get on as this is something I would definitely like to do, does anyone know if the touring computer colour can be changed also ? If I get most of mine done then I will prob leave the heater control to the auto spark I use who is white reasonable as I don't want to mess the clips up!

yeah i will post around 11pm when i get to work tonight. i may have a trick up my sleeve to make the lights blue

Ah Yes the Green Condoms Forgot about them. The 2.0 sport has red condoms.

[quote="errnee"]Ah Yes the Green Condoms Forgot about them. The 2.0 sport has red condoms.[/quote]

I thought the 2.0 sport had orange plastic or something in front of the bulbs, so we couldn't change colour?

Ive no Idea. But I remember the bulbs haveing Red covers over them when I went L.e.d's.

or was that the Heater controls confused now

I would like to do mine all red so Hoping that the 99 BJ does not have any green backing and that it will just be a matter of changing the bulbs to coloured LEDs.

I wont be able to get on the internet tonight. So i will update tomorrow

The sport has red plastic, and also red covers on the bulbs...if you take the covers off, the dials are still red, but the white light shines from around the needle bases, looks horrible

Worked as well as a homemade helicopter. Just lighter green.

Ive got some blue leds elsewhere in the car the i could swap over just to see if it gets rid of the green. Its bloody horrible