[girarcat]

Hi there!
Had I ordered my 718 from factory I would certainly have specced the Guards Red tachometer dial. However, I finally bought a slightly used car, so I had to be content with just a red Sport Chrono dial and red seatbelts (which I love).

I've come across this website where they seem to sell Porsche tachometer discs replacements in any color possible. Moreover, the price is surprisingly decent. Has anyone here ever attempted to replace the tachometer disc? I've seen a detailed tutorial on how to do this on my other car (Mazda Miata) and although it looks nasty, I think it's perfectly feasible (I know a guy who did it on his Miata with no issue at all). Unfortunately, I've been unable to find such a tutorial for the 718.

Customize Speedometer Discs by Porsche, 79,99 €

Customize Speedometer Discs from Porsche other colors or Design Made of Polycarbonate with translucent Technology 1 to 1 replacement with the Original.

www.heiler-tachodesign.de

I had always wanted a car with a red tachometer disc. I think few years of analog gauges remain, so maybe it's now or never. My next car will certainly feature a digital display so it will be too late for red dials.

Any experiences or ideas regarding the tachometer disc replacement process?

Thanks

 

[winter.zed]

Replaced my black disks with white ones exactly from the same company. They are ok, but not great. If they were more expensive I would've been more pissed off. In the daylight they are fine, but at night or dusk/dawn - not very good. The warning and indicator light are blurry. Not a big deal in daylight, but very cheap looking at night. But they were way cheaper than the factory replacement, so I got what I paid for...
Installation is not a big deal. There are lots of instructions on 911 boards for this. It's more or less the same steps as for the 911 clusters.
Will try to add a better picture with the warning lights on, so you can see. Only have this one for now...

 

[girarcat]

Replaced my black disks with white ones exactly from the same company. They are ok, but not great. If they were more expensive I would've been more pissed off. In the daylight they are fine, but at night or dusk/dawn - not very good. The warning and indicator light are blurry. Not a big deal in daylight, but very cheap looking at night. But they were way cheaper than the factory replacement, so I got what I paid for...
Installation is not a big deal. There are lots of instructions on 911 boards for this. It's more or less the same steps as for the 911 clusters.
Will try to add a better picture with the warning lights on, so you can see. Only have this one for now...
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It's great to hear from someone who has already tried them. What a shame the blurry indicator thing, otherwise they look great and the price is very tempting. I had not thought aboout getting the original ones from Porsche.They're gonna be expensive for sure. Probably a bit too much for just a colored disk.
I'll try and find some tutorials on how to replace them on the 911. Thanks

EDIT: I've been unable to find any tutorial on how to replace the tachometer disk. All I've come across is this one where the Sports Chrono clock disk is replaced, but nothing regarding the tachometer. Did you have to remove the entire cluster in order to replace the disk?

 

[winter.zed]

Not sure if I can post links here from other forums, but if they do get removed, just message me and will send them to you. Here are 3 good ones, combine all these and some common sense, and you'll be fine:

GT4 gauge face swap - Rennlist - Porsche Discussion Forums

GT4/Spyder - GT4 gauge face swap - This is one of the mods I have been thinking of doing for a long time, but the mystery regarding 981 gauges and being afraid of damage always kept me from jumping into this. Suncoast had a FVD set made for the GT4 in Racing Yellow and I decided to jump. The...

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Removing dial faces - Rennlist - Porsche Discussion Forums

991 GT3, GT3RS, GT2RS and 911R - Removing dial faces - Well as I couldn't get my hands on a uk supplied car I imported mine and as such the mileage display reads in kph, it's never really bothered me that much as the digital display was set to mph. A few friends have the same cars and they had...

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REMOVING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DIY - Rennlist - Porsche Discussion Forums

997 Forum - REMOVING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DIY - https://rennlist.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5806269

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For steering wheel removal try youtube. It is actually very easy on the 718/981/991.
Just disconnect the battery before anything you do.

Note: you don't necessarily need to get the ones from Porsche/Suncoast. Try to message the forum member who posted one of those install procedures above. Also, you could try this guy -

- I messaged him, and almost got it from him, but for some reason I chickened out. Just did not feel like sending money to "some youtube guy". E-commerce platforms at least provide some dispute resolution mechanisms.
In hindsight - the youtube guy's gauges look better than mine - at least at first look.

 

[girarcat]

Thanks! These tutorials are great. I'm sort of chickening out though. Did't expect I would need to remove the entire cluster. The needles seem tricky too. I'll think about it, thanks again.

 

[winter.zed]

Thanks! These tutorials are great. I'm sort of chickening out though. Did't expect I would need to remove the entire cluster. The needles seem tricky too. I'll think about it, thanks again.

The needles are not that bad. Take some pictures of their position before you remove. Not absolutely necesary, but it helps.
Here's a comparison of the two clusters - the factory black background first, and the new white background the second.
The effect is a bit exaggerated because I used different cameras, different settings, but you get the idea - what I mean by "blurry". It's not THAT bad as in the picture, but it is definitely a lot worse than the factory dials.

 

[girarcat]

I can see what you mean. At least the rev numbers are not blurry, are they? The blurriness is my other concern, aside from the installation. If it wasn't for that, I would probably pull the trigger. The other options I've seen are waaay more expensive. Too much for a "useless" thing.

 

[winter.zed]

The RPM numbers are ok. it's just the green/yellow/red indicator light that are a problem.

 

[alavigne]

Replaced my black disks with white ones exactly from the same company. They are ok, but not great. If they were more expensive I would've been more pissed off. In the daylight they are fine, but at night or dusk/dawn - not very good. The warning and indicator light are blurry. Not a big deal in daylight, but very cheap looking at night. But they were way cheaper than the factory replacement, so I got what I paid for...
Installation is not a big deal. There are lots of instructions on 911 boards for this. It's more or less the same steps as for the 911 clusters.
Will try to add a better picture with the warning lights on, so you can see. Only have this one for now...
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Would you by any chance be willing to sell your old black tachometer face (assuming you still have it)? I'm interested in going back from the grey tachometer face to black.

Let me know if you are interested, and I can send you a DM.