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Instrument pod removal tool
Just a piece of brass that cost $1.29 for a piece 24 inches long. One quarter inch wide and .065 thick. It made three.
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or you can stick your hand behind it and push it out.
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I just took some wire about the same as a coat hanger and bent it so it could be slide behind it and twist to pull it out.
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Jeff M. Mercedes W123 DIY pages are now located here. 1983 / 1984 300D Sold 2000 CLK430 Cabriolet ~58k Sold 2005 Avalanche 4x4 ~66k |
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just don't loose the shim.
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I presume you take the kick plate off to get your arm up in there? My kick plate has other stuff mounted on it which makes it even more tedious.
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Tried with the hook on the W123... no luck
Tried popping it out from behind in a 420SEL... too weak? Ended up popping it out with a screw driver levering on each side
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You have to be very careful with that you may end up either popping the front of the cluster off or damaging the dash. I'd recommend if you're having difficulty to find the speedometer cable on the other side and push some through, that is the biggest thing fighting the cluster.
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These were junkyard cars, the dashboards were already pretty cracked, so I thought I might as well
I guess i'll try the speedo cable later on when I have to remove it again (for needle painting).
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The needle painting was quite rewarding, to this day I still marvel how much better it looks than it used to.
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Jeff M. Mercedes W123 DIY pages are now located here. 1983 / 1984 300D Sold 2000 CLK430 Cabriolet ~58k Sold 2005 Avalanche 4x4 ~66k |
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My clock was a different color otherwise I probably wouldn't have noticed either.
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