How to improve your VAZ-21099 instrument panel?

The dashboard is one of the most noticeable details of the interior of any car. And VAZ's "ninety-nine" is no exception. Of course, this model was produced in the distant nineties, and now the VAZ-21099 instrument panel has a rather meager design in comparison with other machines. But nevertheless there is a way to improve this spare part, and it is called "tuning". Here, before the car enthusiast, there are two ways - or buy a already protu-toned panel, which will cost an order of magnitude higher than the standard one, or you can improve it to your own taste, saving a few thousand rubles and spending a couple of days of free time. So, let's figure out how to modernize the instrument panel on the VAZ-21099.

What tools will you need?

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

Dismantling the old panel and the tuning process

Where do we start this long, but quite fascinating process? Of course, with the dismantling of the old dashboard. And first you need to remove all plastic, that is, a finishing material that hides all unnecessary cracks 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 process sequence can be found in the VAZ-21099 operation manual. The instrument panel, its features and mountings - everything can be found there. In the meantime, back to tuning. So, in front of us is the disassembled VAZ-21099 instrument panel. In order to improve it, we start replacing the new arrows. As a rule, sets of new measuring scales have a wider diameter of holes, so during installation it is necessary to drill holes, making them wider. This is done so that the new shooters do not "stick" to the board, as it often happens in motorists. If you do not want to be engaged in drilling holes or just not sure of the forces, you can go the other way by simply painting the old arrows in any color suitable for 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 always shine. Even at will, you can repaint and all the dials. 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 install the neon lights. The best option is that LED strip that has the ability to change its hue. But if you do not want it, you can buy ordinary diodes of any color and mount them in the place where the old lamps were standing. Also, when installing, do not confuse the polarity, otherwise after the whole process your backlight will not burn and you will have to reassemble everything.

Then we set all the arrows of the measuring instruments in their places. At this stage, the improvement of the VAZ's "ninety-nine" instrument panel can be completed. Successful tuning!