well my clock blinks, i know its a common problem. instead of replacing the whole clock isn't there something i can do to fix it? some ribbon replacing or something?

 

find something esle to put back there that would actually work. if mine doesn't say 12:00 it sayes nothin at all. i'm going to try and mount the iferred reciever for my mp3 bax back there. i have so many things around me with the time i don't need that piece of **** in my way just saying 12:00 all the time.

if you need to see the time look at your watch. i don't think its worth fixing the heat from the soilder gun, taking the dash apart. go to pepboy or even cvs and you'll find little car clocks for like $10. unless your super cheap like my g/f just buy a new one.

 

1. remove dash cover around stereo. (which involves removing the shifter cover too. you can do it without, but it's easier if you do. if you've got a 5 spd, don't worry about it and just work around.
2. remove the switch panel around the steering wheel. there are 4 screws on the bottom of it, then it "hinges" up on tabs across the top. you gotta bend it slightly to get it around the steering column, but it comes out without damaging anything. remember to unhook all the wires from the switches before trying to yank it out.

3. now unscrew all the black screws around the dash cover. there are a couple above and below the gauge cluster, then a couple more around the A/C controls (thus the reason you had to remove the stereo trim cover)..
there may be a couple screws that I forgot, but just look around the edges of the whole thing and you'll find them. you'll have a decent sized pile of black screws by now. that's fine. Just don't lose any.
you'll have to twist and bend and pull to get this out from around the steering wheel also, but just go slowly and you'll figure it out without a problem. again, remember to disconnect the wires before yanking.

4. now you've got the dash cover out.. the clock is held to it with 2 screws. remove those, and you're done with the hard part.

5. fix the clock, then do everything above in reverse order.

6. to fix the clock.. pop the cover and resolder ALL connections and replace the electrolytic capacitors on the board. I think there's 3 or 4. forget now.

 

well I know how to take the dash apart, done many times, But i dont know what the the electrolytic capacitors are. I wont have any problems re soldering. can you give me some more detail on the capacitors? can i get them cheap at a electronics store or do i need to go through nissan?

 

but has anyone replaced the clock with a gauge of some sorts? i was thinking that would be a good place for a trans temp gauge since the there seem to be a lot of trannie probs with the 3rd gens

 

i do have a guage pod for sale for $20 if you want it.

 

Man you really want to get rid of that, don't you? Is it black, carbon fiber (real, not FAKE), or silver?

 

Ohyea...do like I did...advertise it in your "sig" like i did with my mp3 player.

Also what size gauges will it support? 2 7/8"?

 

its black and it hold the smallest guage i can't remember the size. to my knowledge there's only two sizes.

and capacitors are these little devices, they look like tiny batterys with two metal things sticking out of them. and there really cheap, the ones in the clocks shouldn't cost no more than $1.00 a piece.

i think its funny when all these guys with stereos in there car go out and spend like $50 to $100 in caps. when they can buy a capacitor that would do the same thing. a cap is a capacitor. they just make it easy to connect and pretty looking.

 

ok, any certain size? or are they all the same. and they solder in?