guage cluster wont go back in

[blairellis]

Ok, heres the deal. I installed indiglos for my brother in his 89 240. I got everything in except for the trim that goes around the cluster...its making me mad cause i popped it out kinda easy but now it wont go back in! Can someone help me out with this?

[matic 240sx]

i know on my without removing the cover around the steering wheel hub i have to bend it about an inch in the middle... its gonna take some force.. our take the screws out the hub plastic cover and then it will be easy

[blairellis]

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oh we allready took that trim around the key out to get the bastard out of there. and it STILL wont go back in. Its that damn tilt wheel lever thats in the way...if it werent for that i would have it in and i dont wanna mess with that for fear i may not get it back together.

[matic 240sx]

hmm.. all i can tell you is slowy bend it over.. thats what i do with mine... &nbsp;trying going in at side angles from left or right...

[blairellis]

GOT IT!

[240sxtreme]

yeah, I've installed the indiglo needles on my car...and that damn tilt lever sucks @$$!!! after taking out my dash 2-3 times...I finally cracked the middle of the trim! oh well...I don't care, it's not a show car anyways <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

Unfortunately, I have to do it one more time <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('> I need to readjust my gas guage...it's about 1/4 too low. scares my friends when I'm driving about 1/4 below the E sign. LOL


*EDIT* &nbsp;oops..realized my post sounded kinda whorish...I meant to say that I feel your pain..as I've gone through it many times.

[huguetpj]

I don't have the link with me but I couldn't remove my gauge cluster a few days back so I searched the net and this is what &nbsp;found...

- Remove the lower dash cover (the one under the steering wheel)
- Remove the steering wheel covers (top and bottom) which should have 6 screws.
- Then remove the top 2 screws of the steering column and loosen (just loosen) the bottom two.
- Remove the trim
- Remove the gauge cluster

The trick here is to loosen the steering column so you can take out both the trim and cluster without bending it (cracking it). Once you lower the steering column you can take out both and put them in very easily.

[240silvia]

You just have to bend the hell out of it man. &nbsp;I know that it will feel like it's gonna break. &nbsp;But trust me, it won't. http://members.tripod.com/eastcoastillusions/0f3037c0.jpg