Dimmer switch on a mk1 is below the steering column. same sort of roller switch as the headlight adjusters.

Lol yeah course :p the rest look mint apart from that 1 thats knockin the other 2 out (2 are still origional green LEDs)

right im attempting this tommorrow, had a look today and i have no idea how to get the dials out, i can see the two screws i need to get out, but i have no way of getting them done!

its a mk2 vtr, anyone have any ideas on how to get it out?

i took steering wheel off and all screws where reachable, might be an easier way though...

disconnect battery and remove the steering wheel then??

did you bother disconnecting the airbag module?

if so where is it located?

air bags connected to the seat pre tensioners, funnily enough was reading up on pulling mine off last night lol

think the connector is located under or behind centre console. but they reckon you wait 5 mins after disconnecting that wire before you pull it off too.

my mates good at soldering so may give this a go :d

yeah just disconnect battery, leave it about 10-15 mins for good measure, then unscrew the steering wheel. the airbag just pulls off after you've unscrewed it. this is mine, i preferred the display green tbh,

tried it today, none worked, but theyr all on the correct way, not at all happy

you definately have them round the right way??

they work in series of 3 so if one doesnt work then the other 2 in that series wont either, do your sidelights work??

Where you get the led's from mate?

i put a link on wehre you can get the leds in this thread mate :y:

gutted, definately something wrong some where! ya didnt fry the circuit board did ya?

yes lad the sidlights work, and the rest of the lights work, the one at the temp gage works, but the ones behind the milage screen dont work and the milage screen wiring has come off

how can it be stuck on again?

so the strip cable connector is buggered on the mileometer???

yea, the mileometer is currently off the board, it came clean off, the contact are in tack and thankfully didnt rip or break, just needs put back on

predator have you msn??

if so please add me, chris2_hoi@hotmail.com

New dials then tbh mate. Seriously tricky soldering to get that back on

yeah mate cant really do anything else except get some new ones

can i just get a board from another car and plug it in?

is the milage stored somewhere in the car, or on the actual board?

nah i think its stored on the actual circuit board mate, so changing th board wont do owt

Everyones got a different opinion on that mate.


My dials have been nothing but trouble since i did this, i have a second hand dial set but i dont wanna fit em incase the mileage goes mental.


Some say it adds the mileages, some say it uses the one on the newly fitted board, some say it just uses the higher of the two. I havent got the balls to find out which is true tbh