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I've seen a couple of cars with stainless or perhaps aluminum rings around the gauges in the cluster. What different suppliers are they and which one is the best (price is not an issue)?
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I had a set on my old cluster. I had to use glue on them to affix them to the cluster. It was a PITA. Even though I tried to be very careful, a ring dropped and the glue (Krazy glue) got on the Plexiglas. while picking it up the glue smeared a bit. Some dried up bits of glue were also present after my install was done. I hated looking at it so I got another cluster. Its just too difficult affixing a ring to the inside of a cluster.
If the JEs are self adhesive, things should go pretty smooth.
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I have no idea but I reckon I'll find out soon enough.
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I suppose the proper dremmel blade would do it. But then you would have to re-glue it back just as well. I'm not sure super glue would withstand the flexing that happens when you put it back in place behind the steering wheel.
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Does the cluster come out easily? I have no idea about how to remove it.
Has anyone tried fitting LED's rather than the old bulbs for lighting? I have one that's blown and I'm gonna replace them all while I have the cluster out. I'm not sure about going LED though.
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[quote name='flash' timestamp='1296355063' post='104325']
there should be no flexing - it slips back in pretty easily
i think a knife was used to cut the glue - there are no signs of a dremel
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From my days owning a 01 GTI and browsing VWVortex, there were a lot of guys who would actually "bake" their headlights in an oven to get the glue to soften, then pry it apart. Some used a hair dryer as well. I would assume the same technique could work for the cluster cover, although I don't remember reading much about people doing anything to their clusters.
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