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be careful with the "quick nuts" or whatever those things that let you hold
something in a bigger hole....one of mine fell in the dash and i have yet to
find it...
Michael
-----Original Message-----
From: David Anderson <anderson@msai.mea<img src=/i/dc.gif border=0 width=35 height=15>>
To: Larry Phelps <gtivr6_dallas@hotmail<img src=/i/dc.gif border=0 width=35 height=15>>; gti-vr6@dev.tivoli<img src=/i/dc.gif border=0 width=35 height=15>
<gti-vr6@dev.tivoli<img src=/i/dc.gif border=0 width=35 height=15>>
Date: Friday, August 07, 1998 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [gti-vr6] Will '96-'98 silver VDO fit '95 with black??
>On Aug 7, 2:35am, Larry Phelps wrote:
>> Subject: [gti-vr6] Will '96-'98 silver VDO fit '95 with black??
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>> How hard is the process in pulling the VDO assembly myself
>> and replacing it with the new one? Dealership is saying about
>> a 3 hour job. Is this accurate? What needs to come apart
>> and how do you do it....If anyone has any detailed information
>> regarding this process, please let me know......
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>If the dealer says 3 hours, that's bullsh*t. I've removed my VDO cluster,
>partially disassembled it, reassembled it, and reinstalled it in probably about
>30 minutes. The procedure is outlined in Bentley's, but I kinda remember it.
> Basically, you first have to remove the plastic trim piece that's around the
>steering wheel - it's held on by 2 screws in the bottom. Then you have to
>remove the headlight switch, and the plastic panel on the opposite side of the
>cluster. This will allow you to get to 2 screws that hold the trim on around
>the cluster. ...When you've removed the trim, then you can get to the 2 more
>screws that hold the cluster in. You remove those, and the cluster tilts out.
> You can then unsnap the 2 wiring harnesses, and you're home free!
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>Sorry - I know that's vague - I don't have my Bentley's handy, and I'm going by
>memory.
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>Dave
>anderson@msai.mea<img src=/i/dc.gif border=0 width=35 height=15>
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Fri Aug 7 08:14 CDT 1998