Tom J
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i have got this far which took bloody ages. i need to get behind this bit to put these new lights in, but cant get this bit out think speedo cable is still attached. cant remove it, haynes doesnt have very good instructiuons on how2. can any1 tell me please?
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broster
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push some slack thru from the engine bay side of it!
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PaulW
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there is also a small metal clip on the back of the speedo, you need to push it down to un-hook the cable - careful though, it snaps quiteeasily!
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Tom J
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i dont know where it is from the engine bay side :S
i have got2 here  and tried uncliping things but i cant realease it, scratched my hands2 fcuk trying to do it and i cant 
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PaulW
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ok open the bonnet & look at the gearbox, there is a cable coming from it (not clutch cable), follow it to the grommet & then push it through as much as you can
the speedo cable is kinda bolted into place, its a plastic surround where it goes in the box
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PaulW
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i'll take a pic of mine where it goes into the car from the engine bay - 2 mins
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Tom J
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is it one of these?
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PaulW
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nope none of them!
lookin behind the engine, look for something like these
the speedo cable is the upper one out of the 2 which are going through the bulkhead (its a dirty white)
if you cant find it, look for this plug on the gearbox
thats the speedo cable also, just follow it round the back of the engine & you will get there, just push the excess through the bulkhead like
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Tom J
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cheers  will go and look now
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Tom J
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couldnt do it. found where cable goes through but couldnt manage to disconnect that thing from gearbox, there stuff in away and havent got axle stands. all this to put sum leds in
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Rocky
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matey i dun it to mine just abt got it back in lol with me finger nails lol last summer i dun it i show ya 2night with me leds in speedo i can take it out but takes time and effort and lot of stuggling 
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essexracer
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its a c*nt to discconnect it from the engine bay...
wat i did was removed the egr motor thing which is infront of the battery (held in by 2 bolts to improve access) and put my hand thru the gap and unscrewed the speedo cable (look at the pic above!)
its hard to do coz u cant see wat ur doin at all! u av to use ur hand and feel for it! lol and its a tight squeez for ur arm down the gap.
agood tip is to rap sum tape arround the end of the cabel before u undo it, so that it is easier to get hold of once u go to screw it back in.
also its a right c*nt to screw in iv done it twice and both times it took me about 30mins to fuckin do it! lol its just so fidderly, and u dont want to cross thread it!
hope that helps,
james
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cdcool1
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remove right hand vent, get your hand in through that, round back of speedo, locate wire with fingers, jus under the wire, theres clip, push it in towards the speedo
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PaulW
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there is no need to disconnect it from the gearbox though, there should be enough slack to push through to get room to undo the clip behind the dials!
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Tom J
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nah mate, i found the wire and theres like a few mm of slack and thats it!! i was like, fcuk cud they make it any shorter. mite have to try that thing with the vent then
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Siberia
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i fitted one of these in the carpark of my local gym the other night
u are right though watch yer hands dont get cut u have to get them right in there in harms way 
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Tom J
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the damage is dun now looks like i have had a fight with a cat
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Greasemonkey
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you aint got to the best bot yet, taking them out is easy, you wanna try and plug them back in lol
i have done this about 5 times in the past and it never gets easier, i pulled the speedo cable too hard and now it cheeps like a bird from time to time
LOL
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Tom J
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
now it cheeps like a bird from time to time
LOL
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