and they look great, by the way, but my tach doesn't seem to move... yes, i broke it but didn't i read that it is possible to take it apart and put back together a gear that moved? i hope, the consensus? am i up for a new tach, or...and as always, tia,kk

 

pretty sure i read that if you mess it up you have to buy a whole new cluster, thats why so many people are unwilling to diy and take it to the stealer instead

 

oh oh, hope you're wrong but with my luck you aren't, so, can i go ebay and if i find one does it have to be from a turbo or can i get away with other 996's with tip...

 

A non-turbo 996 will not have a 200 mph speedometer. (I think it's only 180)

 

and are the tachs repairable?

 

Not by the dealer. I haven't heard of anyone else who fixes them either. Your best bet is to get a used Turbo cluster from somewhere - or if you have nothing to loose, try to fix it yourself. If the needle isn't moving at all, you may have pressed it on too far. Did you see my writeup on the gauge face DIY?
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ml#post3164827

 

slider, i can't link to what you put there it says web page can't be found, how else can i get to it? don't think i have seen it, is in DIY section?,

 

Link fixed - There seems to be a problem with the quick edit links... It's not in the DIY section, but you can search on the title if the new link doesn't work for you.

 

thanks man, wish i had seen that before i did mine, but i figgered it out, the end gauges were a bit of a mystery, so i take mine out today and fool with it, it osn't too tight, i don't think...we'll see, and i may go with only the center tach guage in yellow, the quality of mine are great, until you turn on the lights, these are about 4x as thick as original and light coming thru doesn't seem to be centered and so night light is harder to read, anyway, thanks again for the help

 

how do i give you another rep, if you care,

 

My friend is a tech at the dealer told me log time ago you need to know what your doing otherwise you will screw up the cluster.... that was after one of my friends attempted to do what you did.... thus broken cluster...

 

yes, well, i did that, just sent it to a speedo/tacho repair shop, they said no problem fixing it...just add money...

 

finish thought, i am fortunate to have the money to add, this is a bit more like throwing it away though, at least i tried dammit (cuckoo's nest), but there is really no way to justify , i know

 

so another chapter, i won't say 'final' cause i know better, but the tach is being repaired for euro 400, as i crunched the little 'almost a wheel' and i quote from the tech, as is my wont, better than the euro 2680 +vat(19%) from porsche zentrum...feeling lucky at my good fortune is still a spendy little #, got my own boot machine...