My New Clocks

[Steviewevie]

Got these yesterday. What do you think ?

[Monster-Mat]

very nice

[sparkystav]

Look great mate.

[cameron is200sport]

Look great mate.

tidy

[Cous3]

They look great mate...........I take it your Lex is a pre 01 model then?

[DJ Wozza]

looking lovely similar to mine :D

[Steviewevie]

They look great mate...........I take it your Lex is a pre 01 model then?

Thanks. Yep, 1999.

[Mr Mole]

looking lovely similar to mine :D

Can you get the same as yours Wozza but for a manual.

Like yours also Steve but like the TTE one just a little bit more :D

[sparkystav]

I'm sure you can Mole,

Or you can have a Japanese Rising sun like mine:

Stav

Edited October 27, 2008 by janey

[Mr Mole]

Cheers Stav :D

Edited October 27, 2008 by janey

[Paradroid]

Looking very nice Steve.

I've seen these dials are not for later models, my instrument cluster has a different code on it, but they look very similar, what is it that means they won't fit the later cars?

[Steviewevie]

Looking very nice Steve.

I've seen these dials are not for later models, my instrument cluster has a different code on it, but they look very similar, what is it that means they won't fit the later cars?

I think it's just (or at least mainly) the fact that the Battery and rear light failure indicators swapped places (odd as that may seem), or something like that. Compare the position of those with yours.

I wondered what that "XE 01" code meant. Yours has a different code then ?

[ant1]

great looking dials stevie/wozza,can i ask where can these be bought and at what cost?thanks

lastly how hard is it to change the dials?

[ant1]

easy job?

[aztecbandit1]

easy job?

There not hard to fit if matey, The instructions that are supplied with the kit are very good so you should be fine mate :D

[jason_l]

Glad you like them Steve, must say i think the Sport version is the nicest, should have kept them for myself

[Lexus2D]

Very nice your Lex is gettin spoilt :winky:

[Steviewevie]

Thanks for the comments. I absolutely love the new dials, it's something else that puts a smile on my face every time I get behind the wheel.

Big, big thanks to Jason for fitting them for me. I probably could have done it myself, but (not saying they're too hard to fit, more about my own lack of ability) there would have been a lot of swearing involved though

[Paradroid]

I think it's just (or at least mainly) the fact that the battery and rear light failure indicators swapped places (odd as that may seem), or something like that. Compare the position of those with yours.

I wondered what that "XE 01" code meant. Yours has a different code then ?

Yes mine says XE-03A I think.

Not sure why they revised it because there hardly seems to be any noticeable difference.

[Kazi]

Think the Sport and TTE one looks great! Are they hard to fit? Time cost etc?

[mattstheone]

looking lovely similar to mine :D

Wozza You can put some Petrol in Now its going down in price

[Steviewevie]

Think the Sport and TTE one looks great! Are they hard to fit? Time cost etc?

Jason did it for me, but I watched him to do it. Basically you need to take the clocks out, which is a pretty easy job, I'm sure even a numpty like me could do that ok, just undoing a few screws etc then disconnecting the cables to the clocks (sorry you might already know this bit).

The only fiddly bit is attaching the dials themselves. They go on over the top of what's there already, but you need to ease them over the needles (i.e. pushing the centre of the disc over the needle, which is a pretty tight fit), and be *very* careful not to scratch the paint on the existing dials (e.g. red bits on the rev counter). I think there's tape on the back of the discs to help prevent this, but you still need to be careful.

The dials stick on with industrial-strength sticky tape.

You then need to just get rid of any potentially annoying finger marks, bits of fluff etc, then close it all back up again and reinstall the clocks.

It shouldn't take more than an hour really.

[reganlives]

whats the difference with pre 2001 and after 2001 dials??? :S

[B15RUP]

Dials look good Stevie! :D B)

[sparkystav]

whats the difference with pre 2001 and after 2001 dials??? :S

I think the "light out" and "battery" symbols are the other way round.

Stav