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Has anyone here installed the aftermarket rings for the instrument clusters ?

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Old 08-04-2004, 08:52 AM
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Default Has anyone here installed the aftermarket rings for the instrument clusters ?
I just wanted to see if they are worth buying.. I heard something like having to wait 24 hours to put the cluster back together once the rings are in..
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Old 08-04-2004, 09:04 AM
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Default Only thing that I have seen...
<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/295439.phtml">Aluminum Rings Install</a></li></ul>
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Old 08-04-2004, 09:13 AM
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Default Thanks, I just want to make sure if I do it I dont have to
wait 24 hours to drive my car again.
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The correct term is "bezel". And there is another DIY on the A4 forum.
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Default Came standard from the factory on our cars....I don't know if I'd go the distance
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IIRC, metal bezels started in MY 2002.
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Default do you have to use VAG-COM to reconnect the cluster?
IIRC, the gauge cluster has its own immobilizer, do you need to have a dealer (or a vag-com tool handy) to reinstall the cluster after disconnecting it?
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Default I did.
Very easy really. Just took it out, put the rings in, and put it all back together. Took maybe 2 hours.
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Nope. I never had any issues when I installed my Nav+.
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No. Not at all.
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