Rotating Gauges

I want to rotate my tach and speedo so that they are easier to read, redline at 12 o'clock and 60-90mph at around 10 o'clock. how hard is this to do? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My dearly departed '73 and my '85 were just as easy. I would first remove the clock. This requires some careful pulling at metal around next to the rubber seal. I would put a grip around the outside of the metal with one hand and pull it out. The first time is always the hardest. Pull on one side then the other, then the other, then pop the clock comes out. Now you can get to the speedo from the hole where the clock was. Put your hand through the hole and push the speedo out from behind. Now you can use the hole from the speedo and pop out the tach. Be careful of all the wires and speedo cable (depending on year).

Have FUN!
Nick

dperlas:

Nick has it right; this is a very easy fix. The key to getting out the clock or any of the other instruments is that they are held in by rubber rings or grommets which have three circumferential "fins" on them. These fins help to hold the instrument in place.

The trick is to "break the rings loose" by gently but persistently pushing on one side, then another, then again on this side, and so forth. You will not be able to push them out all at once. You have to sort of ease them out.

Note that the instruments come out into the passenger compartment with all the wires attached to the, so be careful not to undo any of these wires.

Then when you rotate to instruments to where you want them, just be careful to push the instruments back into their holes, again gently working them in side-to-side, and they should move in easily. Be careful again that you don't kink wires, or make a mess of their relative positions. Just don't help them with any silicone or anything, as the rubber grommets work by friction to hold the instruments in. Porsche has one of the easiest instrument removal systems of any car I have ever worked with; wish all cars did it so easily.

Let us know if you have any luck; it's always good to bring these threads to closure by letting us know if you were successful with our advice.....Andras

Another way is to have the gauges redone with the zero where you want them. http://members.home.net/mtz1/index.html

I have included my website address so you can see the job that North Hollywood Speedometer did. http://www.nhspeedometer.com/
Here is their link....

[This message has been edited by mikez (edited 01-04-2000).]

I just rotated my guages last night and cleaned up the wiring and loomed it a little nicer, I'm a stickler for neat wiring(I sell mobile electronics). It went very well. Thanks to all for your advice.
dave


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