VT dashboard fascia. Removal.

[RiffRaffMama]

Does it have to be unplugged?

We could always have an expert level championship that involves unplugging as well. A special challenge could involve reinstalling a cluster that has been removed and unplugged, but has come from a car previously owned by a 23 year old bloke with a bunch of aftermarket add-on sh1t like a display screen, dash cam, LED lighting strips, GPS, additional clocks, etc and took a shortcut behind the cluster to access the fuse panel. The challenge is to plug it in, make it work, but avoid the now redundant extraneous wirings. Clearly there's more details to iron out, but I am keen to see how close you got to your estimate.

 

[mtautospares]

If ya break the fascia, I’ve got one! Pretty good condition!

 

[RiffRaffMama]

Since l installed Adobe reader 9, it works perfectly. Its never as worked as good.

I wonder if I could have both V9 and the latest one installed and just manually select V9 to open the file?
Off to find a copy of Adobe v9...

EDIT: Yes, you can have both installed.

You just right click like it says. Just tried it out and you are god, @Lex - it's working beautifully now!

 

[WAZZALUCK]

Does anyone have a step by step, screw by screw description( or know of a video) on how to remove the dashboard fascia ( VT II, V6 sedan)?
Its thin fragile plastic and getting brittle with age so was trying to be extra gentle.

Once it is out, you will see slip in clips on the edges. Just push down and back until all are open. Clear piece is (I think) the same. Twist counter clock wise and pull needles off. Be SURE of their locations first, especially temp, which is usually below "O." The fascia can then be peeled off of guide pins. Install needles as they were before removal. I put a "Hyper Yellow" fascia on my 3 window VT original cluster. No re-set necessary.