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Accessing/removing the instrument cluster in a Gen II ?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by caffeinekid, Sep 3, 2011.

  1. caffeinekid

    caffeinekid Duct Tape Extraordinaire

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    I just bought a 2008 Prius that has some nasty haze accumulated on the inside surface of the speedometer display cluster. Can anyone direct me towards a disassembly diagram/PDF for the dash, or procedure for accessing this area sufficiently enough to remove and clean the surface? :)
     
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    The display you see is a mirror image of the display that lies flat in the top of the dashboard (difficult to see) make sure this is clean before dismantling anything. IN ready mode slide a flat card or magazine toward the dispay to see what I mean.
     
    #2 Britprius, Sep 3, 2011
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    Yeah. Unfortunately the contamination is on the underside and cannot be cleaned without removing the dash so far as I can surmise. It would be nice to have a service manual for the removal procedure.
     
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    Dash , combination meter removal. My display is also hazy, . Edit - I cleaned mine Jan 2012. Nice bright display now.

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    zeroreality.net/prius/repair/71%20-%20Instrument%20Panel%20meter.pdf
    Also found this webpage, more concise-
    http://ingineerix.com/cmremoval/

    Tips, air bag use 12 mm socket, very tight bolts and corner pieces comes out as one piece, disconnect top part as described in ingineerix.com, then work the rest out.
     
    #4 northwichita, Sep 3, 2011
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    Thanks a lot. That is exactly what I was looking for.
     
    #5 caffeinekid, Sep 3, 2011
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