clean those tired clocks please read
 

Clock and instrument cleaning


Ok u look at Ur clocks on a 940 they look dull tarnish generally crap.
If u take the instrument display out of the car sit it down and remove the screws
<fig1> lift of the cover carefully. Now the clock faces are exposed and u can clean them.
What I would use to clean this is a personal choice really but what I found good was as follows.
1. amoral dash board wipes gloss or mat I would u gloss
2. amoral windscreen wipes
3. tissue paper or kitchen towel



Fig1 black lines represent screws

http://www.geocities.com/mike_smith09890/hp1.jpg





Now turn the unit over and lift the top of

Clean the dial service with the amoral dash wipes then rub try with tissue repeat the cleaning till u have a nice shine on the surface of the dials .

Also wiliest the clock is separate clean the Perspex cover in side and out with screen wipes then rub dry with the tissue. To make the dials stand out more the clock surrounds <fig3> in side the cover. Should not be clean with amoral dash wipes but rather left as they are.

http://www.geocities.com/mike_smith09890/hp3.jpg







The white lines represent were u should not clean with the amoral dash


http://www.geocities.com/mike_smith09890/hp2.jpg






Ok now reassemble the unit and wella
http://www.geocities.com/mike_smith09890/hpim0514.jpg

ok for all who are intrested i am now making blue bulb lights for the above clocks

here are some pics
sorry they came out poorhttp://www.geocities.com/mike_smith09890/bluedash.jpg


bulb
http://www.geocities.com/mike_smith09890/bluebulb.jpg
old vs new
http://www.geocities.com/mike_smith09890/oldandnew2.jpg



old new

The bulbs were a straight swap for the original fitments?

Source please! I know a few are interested in changing the lighting behind the clocks, etc

Cheers! :Banane32:

me and 1stRven ordered blue LEDS from ultraleds.co.uk

VERY good service from there :)

Hi,

Does this not eliminate the ability for the driver to dim the interior dash lights.
LED's cannot be dimmed if I am correct..?

Yes, UltraLEDs is an Ok bunch to deal with too.. :)

Des. . . ;)

re re re
 

these are home made buy me and yes they are a strait swap for the original fiting hence why there is a pic of old and new

um im not sure m8 as i dont have a dimer on mine but if u wanted a dimer circut through the leds u would have to send me a clock and i would but a whole new circuit in for uwith a dimmer the ones im doing at the moment are just a simple take the old one out and put the new in like changing the head light bulb

The LED's will dim just fine, no problems

the won thing i am wiling to do for the tech heads out there is this u send £ 1 pound to me ill send a step buy step guide on how to build them ur self

ok removal instructions update