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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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Is it possible to remove the clock without taking the gauge bezel apart? (maybe taking the side console off, and trying to get to it from there) I want to try to fix it myself. But do not want to take the center console out along with the gauge cluster just to get to it.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 11:22 AM
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The bezel does not come apart; it's one piece. The clock mounts from the rear. There is not much room to work behind the bezel. You might be able to loosen it and tip it forward far enough to get a hand behind it.

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The bezel does not come apart; it's one piece. The clock mounts from the rear. There is not much room to work behind the bezel. You might be able to loosen it and tip it forward far enough to get a hand behind it.

Thanks Mike, I know the bezel is one part (gauges) but I really do not want to take that out/off if I don't have to. Worried about the plastic electrical gride that connects all the gauges. I have read that over time it becomes hard and brittle. I do not want to disturb it if I don't have to.
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Originally Posted by daanbc
...I have read that over time it becomes hard and brittle...
Yep.

...I do not want to disturb it if I don't have to...
I agree.

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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 11:29 PM
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There is no easy way to get it out, and yes, be careful with the printed circuit.

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