997 S Gauge Color Swap


997 S Gauge Color Swap

Posted: Saturday, November 28th, 2015, 6:50 PM

The interweb makes some things seem so easy!  This was one of the more tedious tasks we've encountered.  The vendor for the gauge faces only recommends sending them the entire cluster so they can ship it back to Germany for install by their technicians.  However, they still sell the faces to the public with a few clicks of the mouse.  After speaking with them, it became very apparent that there is tremendous concern about the removal and replacement process with regard to the needles on the gauges.  Besides the fact that the needles are not indexed, there is a very high probability that the drive gear and needle gear will become misaligned.  The two most sensitve gauge motors are the tiny ones on the outside of the cluster that show oil pressure and temp.  Lo and behold, those two refused to work after the initial swap.  Luckily we have some amazing vendor partners that helped to take the motors apart and realign the miniature gears.  You guessed it, these motor are NLA from VDO as individual parts.  You have to buy a whole replacement cluster for much more than anyone wants to admit.  All is well that ends well and here is a little video of the final calibration sweep we ran before buttoning everything back up.  Regradless of all the trials and tribulations, I think you will agree that the final outcome was well worth the effort!!!

 



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