How to improve your VAZ-21099 instrument panel?

The instrument panel is one of the most visibledetails of the interior of any car. And VAZ "ninety nine" is no exception. Of course, this model was produced in the distant nineties, and now the instrument panel of the VAZ-21099 has a rather poor design compared to other machines. But still there is a way to improve this part, and it is called "tuning".

Here, in front of a car enthusiast, there are two ways -either buy an already tuned panel, which will cost an order of magnitude higher than the standard, or independently improve it to your liking, saving a few thousand rubles and spending a couple of days of free time. So, let's see how to modernize the instrument panel on the VAZ-21099.

What tools are needed for this?

In order to make tuning of this part, you will need a soldering iron, paint (best of all from a can), LED strip, as well as new arrows on the VAZ-21099 dashboard.

Dismantling the old panel and tuning process

Where do you start this long, but prettyfascinating process? Of course, with the dismantling of the old dashboard. And first you need to remove all the plastic, that is, finishing material that hides all unnecessary crevices and bolts. Then proceed to disassemble the panel itself. It is important to remember - before this process, be sure to disconnect the battery terminal from the battery, otherwise you may be electrocuted. The entire sequence of the process can be found in the VAZ-21099 manual. The instrument panel, its features and mounting - everything can be found there. In the meantime, back to tuning.

So, we have a disassembled paneldevices VAZ-21099. In order to improve it, proceed to the replacement of new arrows. As a rule, sets of new measuring scales have a wider diameter of holes, therefore during installation holes should be drilled, making them wider. This is done to ensure that new hands do not “stick” to the board, as is often the case with motorists. If you do not want to drill holes or are simply not sure of your power, you can go the other way, just by painting the old arrows in any color that suits you. The main thing here is to observe the quality of the paint and choose only matte shades, otherwise the scale on the panel will shine all the time. You can also repaint all the dials on request. It is important to observe the accuracy of the scale, especially on the speedometer.

Dashboard VAZ-21099 - replacement of light bulbs

After that, proceed to the installation of neonbacklight. The best option would be the LED strip, which has the ability to change its shade. But if you do not want this, you can buy ordinary diodes of any color and mount them to the place where the old lamps stood. Also, when installing, do not confuse the polarity, otherwise, after the whole process, your backlight will not light up and you will have to reassemble everything.

Next, install all the arrows of the measuring devices in their places. At this stage, the improvement of the instrument panel VAZ "ninety nine" can be completed. Good luck to you tuning!