Auto-manual cluster

[Gav]

Hi all this is a question for all the people that have done a auto to manual conversion. What did you do about your auto cluster. Did you put a manual one in, cover up the auto gears or just leave it as you couldn't be bothered.

 

[NuffNuff]

Left mine, couldn't be bothered. Unsure on the level of difficulty of cracking it open and not having any numbers jump around when you go to cover up the auto stuff.

 

[Badger]

I covered the auto bits in the dash. Easy enough to get out and the tinted cover comes off easy as well.

 

[Gav]

I covered the auto bits in the dash. Easy enough to get out and the tinted cover comes off easy as well.

What did You over it with

 

[Badger]

What did You over it with

Black insulation tape and can only see it when the sun is directly on the cluster

 

[AKKO]

Black insulation tape and can only see it when the sun is directly on the cluster

Same

 

[Gav]

Same

thanks i see if i can find a write up on how to take the cluster out and do it tomorrow

 

[AKKO]

thanks i see if i can find a write up on how to take the cluster out and do it tomorrow

It's pretty easy mate, hell I can do it lol

Remove some screws first...

Actually before I got the proper tools I used a rice maker spoon to pry the surround off then phillips screwdriver driver to release the cluster itself.

Bit of wiggling around the steering column / indicator stalks to remove as I recall then the plastic cover on the cluster itself just unclips after that

 

[wintertidenz]

If you have a manual clock face you can swap that across to hide the auto lights and retain your mileage.
Just requires taking the plastic off the front, pulling the needles out then carefully swapping the clock faces.

 

[Kaida]

Replaced the auto cluster with a manual cluster via mitsfix. Simple fix. 6 screws.