Ferrari Mailing List: Fw: foggy clock glass

[Michel Savard (mysavard]

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Michel Savard

To: George

Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 7:16 PM

Subject: Re: [Ferrari] foggy clock glass

With the 1981 308 GTSi in storage and a week of vacation, I decided to finally try to get the clock out and clean the foggy glass myself.

 

I chickened out after removing the two screws on the console and loosened the whole assembly (oil gauge and clock).

I pulled the whole thing and saw 3 wires connecting to the clock and 2 round nuts holding the clock. Since nothing has been touched in 35 years, I was afraid to break something by pulling the wires off.

 

Any advice as to how to go about gently ?

What about the little screw to adjust the time, how do I get it out of the way ?

Also, I thought if I unscrewed the 2 round nuts and leave the wires on, maybe I would have enough room to be able to take off the glass, what do you think ?

 

Michael Savard

----- Original Message -----

From: George

To: mysavard [at] videotron.ca

Cc: The FerrariList

Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 6:43 AM

Subject: Re: [Ferrari] foggy clock glass

Michael,

I did this very job for Matt Boyd's '85 308.  Removal of the clock is painfully simple - 4 (I think) screws hold the clock/oil gauge panel in place, then you simply lift the panel out and you'll see how the clock is held in place.  I think the bulb pulls out of the back, and one wire powers it.

I recommend Bob's Speedometer (http://www.bobsspeedometer.com/1/120/index.asp) in Howell, MI.  That's where I sent Matt's Clock, and they replaced the foggy plastic with a glass crystal.  Less than a hundred bucks (I want to say it was in the 50's, but can't really remember for sure).  It was a pretty quick turnaround and the glass lens still looks great (I did this in 2008 when Matt was on TDY and left the car w/ me).

They really do nice work, and my experience with them was far (*FAR!!!!*) superior to the service I received from that other popular speedo place (who shall remain nameless but they're in the same town as Hewlett-Packard, and who completely F'd it up three times before they finally got it right - my speedo came back the first time broken worse than when I sent it in - grrrrrrrrr......).

Maybe Matt still has the invoice from Bob's?  Matt??

George P.

> From: Michel Savard <mysavard [at] videotron.ca>
>
> Thank you. I'll give it a try next weekend. But by "Best to leave it to a professional" , you mean bringing the whole clock to him. Then how do I get the clock out.
> Michael Savard

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