Only one job left to do on 'Carmen' my 1995 XJS 4.0L Convertible with AJ16 Engine

When I was changing Batteries, the Needle on the Speedo, suddenly flipped over to 150 Mph (which I have heard can happen) possible through an electrical 'Spike' ?

And have also been told that to fix it, you have to take the Instrument Binnacle out and then turn it upside down to get the needle to fall back to Zero

Now while I have taken the Binnacle out of my Pre-Facelift V12 which suddenly decided to pack up altogether, I've never yet taken the Binnacle out of a 'Facelift'

So was wondering if that procedure would be exactly the same, or whether there was anything unusual to watch out for?

 

Glad you asked cause I'll need to do so on my 92 coupe at some point...I'm sure one of your technical guru followers will answer.
PS pulled my 90 convert binnacle and put in LEDs...love that I can see the speedo, tach and center gauges at night now.

 

Hi Steve

In the end I decided to 'Wing it' and have already started the job, where the procedure looks to be exactly the same as you would use for removing the Instrument Binnacle on a Pre-Facelift

I am going to detail it all with Photos on my 'Cherry Blossom' restoration thread

And I'm really hoping that when I take that Binnacle out, I can get the Speedo Needle to fall back to Zero

 

i had mine out a few years ago on my 93 face lift car, i don't remember any of the specifics on it. but i generally remember things that are a pia so i think its pretty straight forward. hope it all goes smooth for you.

 

Hi Ezrider

Cheers!

I took out the Instrument Binnacle on my Pre-Facelift V12 in about 10 minutes, mind you it took me about 10 years to find out how to lower the Steering Wheel enough to pull it out

Until the 'Clever Cloggs' GF managed to do it in about 10 Seconds!

If you fancy a bit of a giggle, you can read the Full Story here along with the Pics

How to remove the Instrument Binnacle on a Pre-Facelift XJS V12 with a little help from the GF