Mercedes W124 - Fixing the faded instrument cluster needles 

Impalaman's Garage at the end of high school i was disillusioned and lost - everyone else knew what they wanted to do for their future and I had no idea. I then didn’t apply myself and spent most of the time screwing around and getting in trouble. I didn’t even show up to my own graduation.

@@MMWA-DAVE You graduated ?

this tamiya paint doesnt leave brush marks, i was astonished. once you pass over it with the brush it slowly gells together and fills the strokes. The Japanese have done well with this chemistry

altezzabmw the housing itself? I’ve not had much success with this, but i would suggest if you wanted to use water to wash it out (once stripped) i would only use distilled water so it does not leave deposits inside when it drys. Some people have successfully removed the clear front screen but I am yet to try this. I would practice on a junk one first incase it gets destroyed.

Rfbu lol theres plenty. From memory theres a main grounding point back there

@@MMWA-DAVE thx, I wonder if there's a fuse there. I was replacing the illumination bulbs with cheapo LEDs for the heater and air distribution switch, fan & temp selection lever. I think I have shorted something... the LEDs are certainly working but it's all dark ... sigh

Rfbu if the cluster is also dark check the red fuse on the back of the cluster. It doesn’t take much to blow it.

@@MMWA-DAVE err no... the cluster is fine. Dimmer function works well. Everything is lit - speedo, rev counter e.t.c. looks like the fuse is good.

Rfbu i hAve seen the fine wires up the shaft of the fan speed switch etc snap off from the terminals. You might need to get out your multimeter

the small gears that rotate the next wheel every 10 digits of the previous wheel are on a shaft. this shaft is pressed into plastic stands at each end. You can push the shaft out at one end and move the numbers where ever you like then press the shaft back in. The plastic stand you are pressing into must be supported or it will snap off. Also, this cannot be done with an old brittle sun damaged speedo or it will 100% break. This is usefull for replacing old damaged speedos and maintaining the correct, documented milage for the car. Obviously altering the reading for any other reason is generally illegal. I will want mine to be zero to know exactly how many km i get out of the car and have no intention of ever selling it,

Mario Verduzco I don’t think it does. It goes on very thick and them flattens before drying

SVito7 i cant buy that here in a small quantity, I looked before, unless i want to paint 10,000 needles or a wall in my house perhaps.