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| 987 instrument cluster needs adjustment chrismmm - Saturday, 5 January, 2013, at 3:17:45 pm |
Hey Guys,
I dont post alot but would like to ask opinions on whether I can adjust this myself. Detail follows:
2007, 987, Base model, normal instrument cluster, red face with white numbers/letters.
The cluster is fine to look at and use in daylight but the night time viewing it appears to me as though it has shifted enough to make the numbers unreadable at night on the speedometer. so much so that i can not tell what the speed is reading from the left instrument. Thoughts, recommendations? Thanks for any response.
I dont post alot but would like to ask opinions on whether I can adjust this myself. Detail follows:
2007, 987, Base model, normal instrument cluster, red face with white numbers/letters.
The cluster is fine to look at and use in daylight but the night time viewing it appears to me as though it has shifted enough to make the numbers unreadable at night on the speedometer. so much so that i can not tell what the speed is reading from the left instrument. Thoughts, recommendations? Thanks for any response.
Laz - Saturday, 5 January, 2013, at 3:50:43 pm |
Turn it clockwise a few degrees and hold it there to brighten the instruments.
[www.porscheownersmanuals.com]
Could be a blown bulb in that instrument, too.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/05/2013 03:55PM by Laz. (view changes)
[www.porscheownersmanuals.com]
Could be a blown bulb in that instrument, too.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/05/2013 03:55PM by Laz. (view changes)
| It sounds like ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Saturday, 5 January, 2013, at 7:28:12 pm |
... the face plate has detached itself from the cluster.
When that happens, it moves slightly and won't let the backlight through without distortion.
I've repaired a few of these before.
It's not brain surgery, but patience helps a lot.
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
When that happens, it moves slightly and won't let the backlight through without distortion.
I've repaired a few of these before.
It's not brain surgery, but patience helps a lot.
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
Laz - Sunday, 6 January, 2013, at 8:36:35 pm |
| Re: It sounds like ... chrismmm - Wednesday, 9 January, 2013, at 9:06:45 am |
That's where I would start  *NM* Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Wednesday, 9 January, 2013, at 3:43:33 pm |
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
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