Instrument Panel

[doncorleone77]

How do I get inside the instrument panel of my 2000 LSV8?
Do I have to take the whole dash board out or something?

 

[2001LS8Sport]

Be very careful here. If you remove the cluster with the battery hooked up...or maybe it's vice versa...you could end up in a situation where you have to have the car towed to a dealer and have PATS reprogrammed. You may want to PM Quik with this...or do some searching. I know for a fact there have been issues removing the cluster the wrong way and cars have had to be towed.

 

[fuzzyb]

Is this also true if you just want to change your gage background to a different color?

 

[Quik LS]

correct - disconnect the battery first or you could trip your tamper.

and yes - you have to :
- pull out all the under dash covers
- drop you steering colunm
- remove the cluster out of the car
- remove the plastic cluster lens

it's not hard but time consuming - pm me your e-mail and I'll send you the instructions

 

[Midas78]

Can you post the instrustions? Or put them in the tech articles? I have a rattle under my dashboard that has been there since the last dealership worked on my car, over a year ago. Its really only noticeable during freeway driving, but it gets annoying.
Thanks.

 

[Quik LS]

can't post the article - too large for the attachment.

looks like there are some issue with getting tech article up.... http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?p=263081#post263081

 

[wi812]

can someone please help me I was messing around with my cluster and now my car wont start...... any suggestions???

 

[ToddG]

can someone please help me I was messing around with my cluster and now my car wont start...... any suggestions???

Oh man, I think you're hosed! If you're car isn't starting, its likely the PATS system got fried and will have to be replaced.