how to fit white dials to my gti?

[paul james]

hey everyone i just bought a set of white dials for my gti t i've removed the cluster & opened the front clear casing but the needles dont just pull off for me to get the new white dial underneath & then put them back on?  anybody know how to do this? thanks in advance paul.

[paul james]

I've managed to do it now with a bit of force they just pull off! lol but i've just ended up replacing the whole unit with the 1 the dials come with because my speedo light is flickering the new1 works fine but now the car keeps cutting out & saying immobilizer activated on the display how do i get around this? do i have to take it2 vw & no idea of the cost? does any body know? thanks.

[tech1889]

New clocks have to be coded with vagcom car will only run for 1 second with immobiliser activated.

[houston]

youll need your secret key code if you wanna code in new clocks, if you havent got it then its dealer time.

best just stick the old unit back in.

the speedo and tacho needles will come off if you turn them clockwise and pull when they reach the end.

[chrisr103]

As already said you will need the clocks coding in, What year is your car? If its 2001 onwards you will have to make sure the now ones are immo3 clocks,

To code them you will need the SKC, Anyone with Vagtacho can retrieve it for you, Then if they also have vagcom they would be able to code the new clocks in

[paul james]

thanks for the replies! my golf is a 99 t reg agu with no engine management light' & the clocks i beleive are out of a x reg gti unsure of engine code? but engine management light symbols & esp symbols are on the new1 unsure wether this makes a difference? how much would it cost to do from vw to program? thanks again.

[chrisr103]

The oft coding on the new clocks can be changed to match the ones of your current clocks, VW would probably charge a small fortune (If they would even do it using second hand parts)

Your best option is to find someone local to you with Vagcom/Vagtacho to fit & code them for you

[paul james]

ok thanks!