Hi all,
In my journey so far to make the cluster in my B7 a little more modern, I've replaced the gauge fascia with the newer one in the Exeo, which made a really good difference. I've always wanted to replace the needles in the cluster as they look very basic compared to the more modern Audi needles which have metal trim on them.
Well after doing some digging, I found the A6 C6 (same generation as our B7) had a cluster facelift during its production run. The earlier clusters were very similar to the B7, same needles, same rough layout, same screen design:
The facelift version however got nice fresh needles with metal trim:
Given the original version shared the B7 needles, I heavily suspect the facelift version needles are a drop in replacement. I've ordered a cluster off eBay with the facelift needles and will be doing some experimenting next week.
I did a quick Photoshop to see what it would look like on my B7 cluster on the rev counter and speedo needles (apologies for poor quality, was a quick job!)
Huge improvement in my opinion, gives the needles a nice centre point rather than just the red sections floating without a base like it is stock.
Once I receive the A6 cluster and rip it apart to compare, I'll post findings!
In my journey so far to make the cluster in my B7 a little more modern, I've replaced the gauge fascia with the newer one in the Exeo, which made a really good difference. I've always wanted to replace the needles in the cluster as they look very basic compared to the more modern Audi needles which have metal trim on them.
Well after doing some digging, I found the A6 C6 (same generation as our B7) had a cluster facelift during its production run. The earlier clusters were very similar to the B7, same needles, same rough layout, same screen design:
The facelift version however got nice fresh needles with metal trim:
Given the original version shared the B7 needles, I heavily suspect the facelift version needles are a drop in replacement. I've ordered a cluster off eBay with the facelift needles and will be doing some experimenting next week.
I did a quick Photoshop to see what it would look like on my B7 cluster on the rev counter and speedo needles (apologies for poor quality, was a quick job!)
Huge improvement in my opinion, gives the needles a nice centre point rather than just the red sections floating without a base like it is stock.
Once I receive the A6 cluster and rip it apart to compare, I'll post findings!
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