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Pod LED access Print

Remove the radio by using the removal clips. If you cannot find your clips any more, use alternative removal tools.

Slide the radio out and disconnect the aerial, power and speaker connectors. Remove the radio from the car.

If you have a trip computer, you need to free this by pushing the two clips as shown:

Unplug the white ribbon cable from the right-hand side.

If you don't have a trip computer, you will need to trace the pod cable down through the back of the console and disconnect it from the cable adaptor.

Remove the safety triangle by lifting it up from the front and disconnecting the wiring.

The pods secure to the dash with two T10 screws that need to be removed.

The pods are held with four additional clips. Pulling the pods up vertically will free them from the car.

Take the pod assembly out of the car to where you will be soldering.

Each pod is held in place with two T8 screws that need to be removed.

As the pods come free, unplug the red connectors from each pod. The main cable supplies the boost pod which is then linked across to the temperature pod underneath the base plate hence the need to disconnect them.

With each pod free, remove the front bezel. Do this carefully as the clips are very brittle.

Remove the two T6 screws either side of the face.

The internals of the temperature pod should fall out of the enclosure quite easily. The boost may need some gentle persuasion.

Remove the needles by twisting them firmly anticlockwise and pulling. Move the boost needle to the -1.0 position before doing this.

The dial faces will simply lift off the spindle to reveal the LEDs on the PCB.


When reassembling the pods, it is difficult to know where the correct pointer positions are, especially for the boost gauge. The optimum method is as follows:

Temperature Gauge

  • Fit the needle so that it points to 70degrees.
  • Twist the needle anticlockwise until it meets some resistance. This is the 0 position.
  • Carefully twist the needle further so that it truly points to 0.

Boost Gauge

  • Fit the needle so that it points to -0.5bar.
  • Twist the needle anticlockwise until it meets some resistance. This is the -1.0 position.
  • Carefully twist the needle further so that it truly points to -1.0.

Don't worry about lining the needles up with the zero positions before you put them in the car. When you switch the car on and off, they should both return to zero.

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