VTR dials transplant

1. dustcapart Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2007 Whitstable Posts: 232 mk1 green VTR

   #1 22nd August 2008, 09:17

   ill keep it short and sweet but how much work would it take to put a MK1 VTR clock on a MK1 Desire?
   
   hoping its just plug and play but very much doubt that.
   
   nick
2. user_19702 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 Kendal, Cumbria Posts: 2728 White mk1 VTS

   #2 22nd August 2008, 10:22

   Yeh pretty much, i belive you need to take the steering wheel off tho, i cant remember, if you can get your dial surrond off without removeing the steering wheel, then your good, and the like you said plug and play, but remember, the milage on a vtr clock will be differnt, and i dont think your rev counter on the new dials will work , not worth it imo lol
3. djrem Saxperience Addict Joined: Feb 2007 Ramsden Bellhouse (Billericay) Posts: 12826 Various.

   #3 22nd August 2008, 10:23

   plug and play
   
   Steering wheel comes off with a Torx 50
   then the 3 bolts on the dials,
   they slide out.
   unplug
   
   reverse for new ones.
4. stendog Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 southampton Posts: 2253 saxo vtr

   #4 22nd August 2008, 10:25

   not sure if the rev gauge will work but my mate did this in a base model civic for some vti clocks and the wiring loom had the correct plug for a rev gauge so he now has a working rev gauge
5. djrem Saxperience Addict Joined: Feb 2007 Ramsden Bellhouse (Billericay) Posts: 12826 Various.

   #5 22nd August 2008, 10:33

   everything will work.
   
   its a straight swap. the loom in the cars are all identical.
6. dustcapart Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2007 Whitstable Posts: 232 mk1 green VTR

   #6 25th August 2008, 09:59

   wow cheers for the repies might actually do it then the speedo will go up at the same speed as my current one wont it, dont wanna be doing 20 when the spedo says 35
   
   nick
7. chrisgsi Newbie Joined: Aug 2008 southport Posts: 8 saxo vtr

   #7 25th August 2008, 15:10

   Just remember when u plug the new dials in the mileage will jump to the highest amount either off the dials of the car
8. dustcapart Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2007 Whitstable Posts: 232 mk1 green VTR

   #8 28th August 2008, 00:25

   anyone know whether the speed will be correct???
   
   nick
9. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #9 28th August 2008, 09:51

   when i changed to white dials in my car, i had to remove the needles and remember where they were with the car off with a photo, then just put them back, where they were