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I have a "N" reg 1996 106 1.5 Diesel, and the speedo developed an intermittent fault, I changed the speedo sensor but that did not repair the problem. I was quoted over £160 for a replacement speedo from my local dealer and I recently purchased the car for only £450 so that not economically viable. I purchased a complete dash with the speedo, fuel gauge, clock etc from Ebay from a car breaker for only £12 delivered!

You will need a spline key set, these are similar to Allen keys but have spline heads, Halfords or car part shops sell these for about £10 a set, you will NOT be able to remove the screws without these they are essential.

1) Using a Philips type screwdriver remove the 3 screws holding the 2 piece ignition shroud together these are located just under the steering wheel, you only need to remove the top section for access, leave the bottom section in situ.

2) Using the spline key remove the 3 screws holding the piece of trim around the instrument cluster, 1 at the top, 2 either side, don't loose the screws!

3) You will now see another 2 screws holding the instrument cluster either side at the bottom, these are a little awkward to reach though, using the spline key also remove these.

4) Now the instrument cluster will now pull out, be careful now as you do not want to damage any of the wiring or push on connectors.

5) As the instrument panel starts to come free, you will see the wiring and push on connectors, at the back of the push on connectors are white coloured securing lugs, these have to be pushed forward to allow the connectors to pull off.

6) Remove all the push on connectors from memory I had 4, and the instrument panel will now come out with a little bit of jiggling around.

7) Replacement is just a reverse order, please don't forget to check everything is working by turning on the ignition BEFORE replacing trim, screw etc.

Estimated removal time less than 1 hour, good luck,

Steve

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