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    Default does anyone know how to remove green film on dash cluster Speedo, Taco and fuel?

    Hi there, just as the title says can anyone help me on information about how to remove the green film or whatever is on the taco etc, ( just did a led conversion and comes out different colour than the lcd screen due to green on the rest, thanks Darcy )
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    sand it mate, attack with some 400grit sand paper.

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    thanks heaps for that, just one question, how does it come off? :S iv got the cluster out but haven't tried to get that panel off coz i dnt want to break something, im guessing the glass plastic front comes off first but then what? needles etc?

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    Yep unclip the front lens then use a fork to take the needles off. When putting the needles back on be gentle and slowly push them on and check that they come down if you flick them up the dials

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    so when you take the needles off the face just comes off? or is there something else holding it on?
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    whats deleted? :S
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    wow that was weird, your comment said deleted now it actually says something haha and yer thanks for that
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    I'm on an iPhone bro, posted the other comment twice. So I edited it then edited it again hahaa

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    ahhh haha i see :P thats fair enough
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    Quote Originally Posted by DmanVT View Post
    wow that was weird, your comment said deleted now it actually says something haha and yer thanks for that
    Hahaha your seeing sh*t mate!

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    haha well thats what it did say :P haha it just said: " deleted.... "

    and i was like ummm .... WHAAAAAAAHHHH? haha
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    thanks mate
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