Can you take the instrument glass apart?

[d6lc]

My car has what looks like sugar granuals behind the instrument glass, in front of the instruments, is there an easy way I can take the glass off to vacuum this crap out, as it's really bugging me

[MNB5Tuner]

Yes you can. Remove the two gauge cluster bolts, pull it out, and IIRC its just a series of clips that hold the clear lens onto the actual cluster

[Jey4]

I feel your pain bro. I have the same issue and plan on taking it apart once the weather gets right.

[d6lc]

is there a DIY for removal, i havent looked at it in detail but i cant remember seeing any fixings. I am sure they are all clips, i just dont want to break any and then have a clean cluster with an even more anoying rattle!!

[Jey4]

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/int64.shtml

Here is a DIY I found from another forum.

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[d6lc]

Awesome, Thanks Jey

[Kingzilla17]

I need to do the same thing.

[mccorkled]

I had to take my steering wheel off because the cluster is too thick even when I tilt the wheel all the way down.

[wildcat333]

Wow. This seems like a pain in the dick. I need to do it, but not sure I'll risk it.

[B7Joe]

I had to take my steering wheel off because the cluster is too thick even when I tilt the wheel all the way down.

Did you telescope it out as far as it would go too? That's odd.

[mccorkled]

I didn't know you could pull the steering wheel out. How?

[B7Joe]

I didn't know you could pull the steering wheel out. How?

Just disengage the lever you use to tilt the steering wheel and pull the wheel toward you.

[mccorkled]

Interesting. I'll test it tomorrow because I have to pull my cluster out to replace the speaker. Thanks.

[mec]

I've removed my cluster like 10 times, it can easily be done with the steering wheel in place. I've never once had to remove the SW to get the cluster out. Just dip the steering wheel down and out as far as possible.

[keithandstef]

Marked

[mccorkled]

Ok I got mine out again. I was not aware that the steering wheel came towards the seat. Thanks.

[midnight407]

Interesting. I'll test it tomorrow because I have to pull my cluster out to replace the speaker. Thanks.

where did you source the speaker? A friend of a friend with a B7 came to me asking for advice, I told her she can ship her cluster to an online repair company for the $99 repair service or just live without warning chimes for free haha

[Dirtyylicous]

To anyone that has polished the clear lense on the cluster what did you use?