996 Gauge Cluster Removal

[Deepsix]

Now I know that there have been a few threads on this as I have checked, although a search brings up all sorts of interesting topics, very few of which address my issue.

I recently bought a 2004 Carrera (40K miles some dark grey metallic colour, looks black in some light, and black interior) and did the oil change as should be done with no service record, also ordered a cabin filter and air filter that will be changed this week, thought I would check out the throttle body at the same time (another great post).

Car runs great starts stops and everything works including the pop up spoiler.

Did a bit of polishing on one headlight lens, the other looks brand new so probably has been replaced. Great article on removing the lenses and polishing them by the way....anyway to get back to the point I noticed a small dead spider in the gauge cluster, and also some dust or somthing on the inside of the gauge lenses, can anyone tell me how to remove just the glass so I can blow out the small mummified remains of the spider and maybe wipe the inside surface of the gauge lenses?

Thanks in anticipation and I look forward to your collective wit and wisdom

[Loren]

1. Remove the cluster (described in much detail in the posts you mentioned).

2. Pop the glass off the front of the cluster.

3. Clean.

4. Reverse process.

[Deepsix]

Thanks appreciate it, you know though that if it can be broken, especially small plastic tags then I can do that lol