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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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hi recently put in a new set of dials in me series 2 and my rev counter is stickin? what has caused this?
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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prob pushed the needle on to far so its stuck on the face!!!
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thing is it moved then got stuck now it dont work? what the fuck?
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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try pulling the needle off a bit
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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ill give that ago.
the rev counnter works by the wired plug doesnt it?
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It's the good-taste fairies little way of telling you that you should leave the dials standard.
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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i bought a setof lockwood dials of a mate in white they worked, now rev counter dont that well
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i bought a setof lockwood dials of a mate in white they worked, now rev counter dont that well
do as carl said, and try and take the needle of a touch, they're also spring loaded, and if you plonk it straight on, it wont read right. you need to put it on slightly lower than the resting pin (but oly a little bit) then "bend" the needle over the pin so it sits on it when not in use.
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Originally Posted by Christian and Beccy
It's the good-taste fairies little way of telling you that you should leave the dials standard.

but they peel and look shite!
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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they don't all peel and look shite, if you want console that still looks as new pm me- i have a couple spare
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Originally Posted by chunt69
they don't all peel and look shite, if you want console that still looks as new pm me- i have a couple spare
i'm ok mate thanks, i got white ones
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