Headlight knob help

[Midnight97GT]

I need to clean the inside glass of my speedometer, but i dont know how to take off the headlight knob. I want to just pull it off but im afraid its going to snap and not go back on. Does anybody know how to get the headlight knob off because i cant get the plastic frame off withouth first pulling the knob off.

 

[40th GT]

Pull on the knob all the way so that your headlights come on. Then turn it clockwise or counterclockwise until you see a rod and a plastic latch. Take a flathead screwdriver, pull on that latch and the headlight knob towards you. It should pop right out.

 

[ACSPONY]

you can also bend a nail to a 90 degree angle and pry the pin towards you. Work the nail and the screwdriver and it should come off. It's probably the hardest part of working with the cluster lol.

 

[uk01gt]

What the guys said, however when you've got a small flathead screwdriver in the slot and are pushing the latching mechanism towards you, make sure you keep a firm pulling pressure on the headlight knob.

Think Torque not HP

 

[Darkhorse845]

Pull on the knob all the way so that your headlights come on. Then turn it clockwise or counterclockwise until you see a rod and a plastic latch. Take a flathead screwdriver, pull on that latch and the headlight knob towards you. It should pop right out.

What he said!

 

[cronin49]

The easy part is removing the headlight knob. To get at the inside of the lens you have to take a dremmel tool or a hacksaw blade and cut the areas to seperate it where it is epoxied together, then clean the lens and reglue it together. I found this out when I installed a billit aluminum overlay onto my instrument panel.

 

[mcmmotorsports]

I found that a cotter pin with the tip bent at a 90 degree angle works the best. Just hook,pull and pull.

 

[Mach1Run]

The easy part is removing the headlight knob. To get at the inside of the lens you have to take a dremmel tool or a hacksaw blade and cut the areas to seperate it where it is epoxied together, then clean the lens and reglue it together. I found this out when I installed a billit aluminum overlay onto my instrument panel.

Ditto, I messed the first one up and had to order a new one. And when they come new they come glued to the black part so I still had to cut it. However if you just need a clean lens and dont want to put any inserts in there for all the hassle I would just order a new lens and black part to slap in there and be done with if for $25. got mine from cjponyparts.

 

[StangPro]

Just cut the knob off and get a nice billet replacement.
The clear lens is a pain to cut off.

Why does the inside need to be cleaned?

That's just odd.

Use blue magic plastic and plexiglass cleaner on the outisde and it should be fine.

 

[Midnight97GT]

Just cut the knob off and get a nice billet replacement.
The clear lens is a pain to cut off.

Why does the inside need to be cleaned?

That's just odd.

Use blue magic plastic and plexiglass cleaner on the outisde and it should be fine.

I think some mildew got in their and made the inside really dirty and foggy.