Do-it-yourself lining for VAZ 2106 devices. General aspects of tuning

The dashboard is a non-separable structure consisting of a steel frame filled with polymer foam and covered with polymer film. With the help of removable elements, control devices, controls, a radio receiver and a heater are attached to the dashboard.

Tuning

High-quality tuning of the instrument panel must be carried out, starting with the removal of the instrument panel, so that during work it is convenient to get all the components and components of the product, up to the backlight of the VAZ 2106 panel, which can also be made beautiful and modern. Preparatory stage- dismantling of the frontal driver's unit located under the dashboard, which simply facilitates access and overview of all elements and wiring of the product, to change the appearance of which you need to make or buy it yourself at car dealerships.

First of all, this applies to replacing the dials of the sensors with components white... The contrast of the dark scales of the instrument panel of the VAZ 2106 will give the devices modern look... They can be done with paints and varnishes. For beautiful interior you can cover the dashboard, the price of which is affordable, with a beautiful leatherette, and if funds allow, then with leather.

At the initial stage, the VAZ 2106 instrument panel, a photo of which is posted on our Internet resource, needs to be cleaned up, put an even layer of special glue, pressed the imitation leather to the surface and wait until the drying process is completed. In the final version, it is necessary to bring the edges of the material to be glued to an aesthetic appearance.

The LED dashboard is very popular among motorists, the outgoing light from which simply transforms interior interior salon vehicle... The only thing to remember is that for large gauges on the dashboard, two LED-type elements are required, and for small-diameter products, the integration of one element is sufficient.

Bulbs are a good addition to the dashboard tuning. led lighting... For small sensors, you can use one light bulb, and for the speedometer and tachometer, you will have to install two pieces.

Overlays

For installation, it is advisable to remove the dashboard from the car, as this will greatly simplify the process of installing the lining and will make it much better.

To begin with, you need to degrease the surface of both the torpedo itself and the lining, it is best to do this by carefully rubbing the dashboard with anti-silicone, which is used when painting a car. To improve the adhesion of the glue to the surface, I would recommend rubbing the surface with sandpaper, this will guide the yoke, which will easily grab the glue. If you already come up in general specifically, then apply the primer on the plastic, I used the primer from Mobihel.

After a year and a half, I can say that the overlay has not changed in color, the shine has not disappeared either, only a little from high temperature the overlay over the dashboard was deformed ...

Scheme

How to remove

The dashboard installed on the VAZ 2106 car is almost completely similar to the dashboard that the VAZ 2103 model was equipped with. Accordingly, the process of removing the panel is valid both in relation to the VAZ 2103 and in relation to the VAZ 2106.

1. Disconnect the negative terminal from the car battery.

2.Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the screws securing the storage shelf. After that, unscrew the screws of the lower fastening of the radio receiver panel: one with right side and one on the left. We also unscrew the screw top mount radio receiver panels.

3. Gently prying it off with a flat screwdriver, remove the bar with controls from the radio panel. Disconnect the wires from the buttons and switches.

4. Unscrew the self-tapping screws securing the console of the radio receiver. And completely remove it.

5. Unscrew the screws securing the decorative overlay of the right pillar windshield and remove it. In the same way, we dismantle the cover of the left pillar.

6. Remove the decorative and protective cover of the steering column shaft. To do this, unscrew five screws and carefully separate the top and bottom covers.

7. Using two straight screwdrivers, we pry the retaining plates, by means of which the instrument cluster is fixed. We pull out the instrument panel.

8. Unscrew the union nut of the speedometer drive cable. Disconnect the cable, take it to the side.

9. On the connectors of the wires that go to the instrument cluster, we make marks so that later, when installing the dashboard in its original place, do not confuse them. Disconnect the connectors and completely remove the instrument cluster.

10. Using a screwdriver, we pry the electronic clock located in the center of the dashboard, disconnect the wires from them and completely remove the clock. We do the same with the heater operating mode switch.

11. Using a small straight screwdriver, slightly unclench the heater control handle latches and remove them from the levers.

12. Disconnect the conductors from the socket with the "glove compartment" illumination lamp.

13. Unscrew the screws that secure the side parts of the storage compartment. Remove the sidewall. We unscrew the nuts securing the dashboard to the body, which are located under the cover of the "glove compartment".

13. Unscrew the screws that secure the dashboard to the body from the bottom side. We also unscrew the two nuts securing the panel at the location of the instrument cluster.

14. Slightly lifting the dashboard up, remove it. The installation is carried out in the reverse order.

Backlight is off

The fuse has blown, I also had it, I redid the backlight wire on the power button on the panel and there will be no more such problems.

Twist the brightness control.

Tuning the instrument panel of the VAZ 2106 is something that sooner or later any owner of the "classic" thinks about, since the stock lamps do not shine in the best way, and technologies now allow them to qualitatively improve appearance dashboard created in the 70s.

In this article on tuning, we will look at how to make a modern LED instrument panel from an old VAZ 2103, VAZ 2106 instrument panel.

The most difficult thing in this tuning method is the board with SMD LEDs, which you will have to do yourself. True, from the point of view of a radio amateur, this board is nothing complicated.

We start with small appliances.

As you can see, the housing of the low fuel level indicator lamp ( low pressure oil) will interfere with the uniform illumination of the scale. We remove it and transfer the control to another place, for example:

We make all other small devices by analogy. We get the following result:

To exclude light from the side of the scale, glue the sealing rubber (construction seal)

As a result, we get the following result:

The only problem is the arrows are not lit. Therefore, the next step is to replace the arrows with luminous ones. As a donor, a tidy from GAZ3110 was chosen. But you can take arrows from other devices, for example, VAZ2110. In any case, adjustment and finishing will be required ...

We make boards with red SMD LEDs under the arrows:

Stylish "six"

Production started at Volzhsky car factory since 1975. This rear wheel drive car III group of small class with a sedan-type body - one of the most common among domestic vehicles.

The VAZ 2106 instrument panel is a non-separable metal structure, which is filled with polymer foam and covered with polymer film. It consists of various vehicle controls and monitoring instruments.

Self tuning dashboard

Improving the dashboard of a VAZ 2106 with your own hands is not so difficult. First, release the torpedo placed underneath. Get ready autos with trendy white dials. A motorist can make dials with a whitish color on his own: in the worldwide network you can find the necessary samples and reproduce them on a printer using photographic paper. Holes are cut in the scale, the hands of the instruments are painted with dark lacquer to contrast with the white dial.

Once released, the dashboard is flocked or covered with imitation leather. This will make her more attractive. It is carefully cleaned, coated with Moment glue, on which the leatherette is attached, the material is smoothed, after which the panel is left for some time to dry the glue.

Improved dashboard

In the process of drying, the excess leatherette is trimmed, the remnants are folded over and glued again. You can use an electric backlight consisting of blue LEDs, replacing the old light filter at the same time. It is good to supplement the tachometer and speedometer with diode bulbs, and one diode is enough to highlight small-sized sensors and instruments.

Using a cut out felt circle for the edging of the dials will give the LED lighting a vibrant look. Holes are cut in the panel for measuring sensors, all unnecessary is removed, then the sensors are inserted, they are connected to the existing wires.

Instead of a clock, it is best to install a voltmeter with a white dial on the “six” dashboard, picking it up so that it looks similar to other sensors. The work of transforming the dashboard of the "six" is considered very painstaking, but the monetary costs for its implementation will be very small.

Instructions for dismantling the instrument scale

Removing the casing requires work with a 10 key and several screwdrivers. The panel is dismantled if it is necessary to replace it, as well as during bodywork, as it can become an obstacle and be damaged. Actions are performed in the following order.

1. In the glove compartment, unscrew several nuts of the extreme fastening of the instrument panel and the bolts located under the instrument cluster.
2. Carefully, picking up with a screwdriver, release the plate from the casing of the receiver with auxiliary adjustment units, inside which there are several bolts for securing the radio point socket. It is advisable to remove them, while maintaining the fastening bar and not letting it fall. Remove the receiver socket.
3. Move the nuts of the fasteners and remove the decorative elements of the steering column.
4. Trying not to damage anything, use a screwdriver to move the clock in the panel. It is advisable to make markings and disassemble the wiring, remove the backlight from the watch and remove them.
5. Separate the wire from the backlighting lamp for the trivia drawer.
6. Unscrew the attachment bolts, remove the working shelf.
7. Knock off the fastening bolts at the bottom of the panel.
8. Dismantle the switch for the electric fan for heating the passenger compartment, mark the connection points with a marker and remove the switch. Opening with a screwdriver, remove the heating shutter handles.
9. Remove the instrument scale panel. Using a screwdriver, lift it up at the fixing points and pull it out forwards. Disconnect the cable from the speedometer. It is imperative to mark the cable bags so that they do not get confused during installation. Disconnect the electrical wiring and remove the instrument scale panel.
10. Remove both side trims from the windshield frame by unscrewing the three fixing screws.
11. Loosen the radio panel by removing the side fasteners.
12. Lift and remove the panel from the VAZ 2106.

This completes the dismantling of the VAZ 2106 instrument panel. The assembly is carried out in reverse order.

Tuning torpedo VAZ 2106

In the front of the cabin of any car there is a torpedo, which includes a dashboard, a stove and additional controls. The correct name for this part of the car is "torpedo". Great attention is paid to it not only by motorists, but also by manufacturers.

A torpedo on a VAZ is not a very expensive part of the body. Many drivers are trying to make it look more attractive. This is correct, because, while driving your car, you first of all pay attention to the instrument panel, that is, to the VAZ 2106 dashboard. If it is in poor condition, it is useful for the driver to know 3 effective ways out of the situation.

Transformation of the torpedo and the interior of the "six"

1. Instead of the old dashboard, install a new, modern one. The result will bring joy to the car owner, but the cost is likely to upset. Such a procedure for replacing a torpedo with a VAZ will be quite expensive. And dashboards last generation do not differ in the reliability and safety that characterizes the old factory torpedoes.
2. Puttying and painting. This is an interesting option for improving the dashboard, but the result is unlikely to last long. After a certain period of time, all painting work will have to be carried out again.
3. Padding of the dashboard with artificial leather. Not every driver will be able to beautifully and competently perform this operation. The artisans who do it efficiently will be very expensive.

VAZ-2106, despite many modern new car models, is still very popular among fans of domestic vehicles. Based on the age of the car, the owners of such cars have to apply different types tuning, in order to improve their external appearance and internal comfort.

Owners of a VAZ 2106 always want to have a beautiful and well-groomed interior.

So that car owners are faced with the issue of tuning the VAZ-2106 torpedo, since it does not differ in significant perfection and is the first element that is paid attention to in the vehicle interior.

Tuning options for the VAZ-2106 torpedo

Tuning torpedo six has several options.

You can replace the standard torpedo with a suitable size product made of modern model car. This method of modernization is the easiest to do with your own hands, however, the cost of a new torpedo may not be affordable for everyone.

The next option for transforming a torpedo is painting it with liquid rubber. This does not require significant financial investments. The disadvantage of such modernization is the fragility of the painting. After about a year, you will have to paint the product again.

The most effective way to transform a torpedo is to rewire it. It is best to use special automotive leather for this, which is durable. However, you can take artificial leather, which is cheaper and has good characteristics. Padding is a very meticulous and time-consuming process. If you are not confident in your abilities, then it is better. The work requires attentiveness and skills of cutting and sewing from the performer, and if you have the desire and the necessary skills, you can drag the torpedo with your own hands.

First you need to remove the product, completely disassemble it, degrease it and process it with sandpaper. The next step is to mark the torpedo. Here it is important to decide where to make the seams so that they are less noticeable. Next, the torpedo is glued with non-woven linen, which we will use in the future as a pattern. Non-woven material is a translucent material that allows you to transfer pre-made markings to it without difficulty. We remove the non-woven fabric and get a cover that repeats the bends of the product as accurately as possible. Now it remains to cut it according to the marking and transfer the pattern to the leather with an overlap of one centimeter for stitching. It is very important to use strong quality thread for sewing. On the finished product from the inside out, it is important to straighten and glue the seams so that the seams are less noticeable.

Now all that remains is to put on the sewn cover on the torpedo. To do this, you need to process the seamy side of the cover and the torpedo with special glue. Then the cover is carefully put on the torpedo and, with the help of a roller, is leveled over the surface. Difficult places are worked out with a hairdryer for a tighter fit. The upgraded torpedo must be assembled in the reverse order and placed in its standard place.

Tuning the instrument panel VAZ-2106

Not last place in the modernization of the torpedo is the tuning of the vehicle's instruments. Domestic UAZ cars are distinguished by an unpresentable dashboard. VAZ-2106 can be implemented in several directions. Firstly, the instrument panel undergoes tuning, and secondly, modernization is also necessary for the car's instruments themselves.

To improve the type of tidy, you can use a special overlay, for the installation of which you need to dismantle the part of the torpedo where the instrument panel is located. Further, it is important to degrease the tidy and sand it with sandpaper. The special overlay is processed in the same way. Then the surfaces that need to be fastened are treated with glue and connected. Once completely dry, the updated tuning panel can be re-installed if you do not change the gauges and gauges. If the devices will also undergo tuning, then the assembly should be postponed until the tuning elements are fully ready.

Tuning the instrument panel VAZ-2106 includes not only the aesthetic side of the transformation, but also the practical one. The VAZ-2106 has a dull instrument panel, which can be unsafe in the dark. To improve the look and increase safety, LED tuning of the VAZ-2106 tidy is often used. At the same time, with the help of self-adhesive tape, markers and paint for arrows, the appearance of the devices is updated, contrast is added to them. If the scales on the devices have already lost their appearance, they can also be replaced by printing new ones from the Internet. To improve the appearance of devices and sensors, LED elements can be added to them, which will improve the visibility of devices in the dark.

When upgrading, it is important to pay special attention to the VAZ-2106 speedometer. The speedometer and tachometer are located next to the dashboard, which show the vehicle speed and the number of engine revolutions. Dismantling the speedometer is a little more difficult than the other elements. In order to pull out the speedometer, the dashboard clamps are first squeezed out and the tidy is fed slightly towards itself. Next, you need to unscrew the speedometer cable attached to the back of the product. After the fasteners are disconnected, the cable of the daily mileage mechanism is carefully removed.

Tuning of the speedometer can be carried out similarly to all devices using LEDs, updating the scales and arrows. If necessary, you can replace the speedometer cable and drive with new products. Replacement is carried out on a lift or pit. And also some car owners replace the speedometer electronic version, then the speedometer cable will be superfluous, it will need to be dismantled. For mounting electronic speedometer you will need an additional impulse sensor with wires and M18 threads. According to the connection diagram of the new product, additional soldering is carried out. When installing, it is important to connect the plus of the tachometer and the speedometer together so that they show synchronous results.

After the transformation of all sensors and instruments, as well as the update of the dashboard, all elements are installed in their places.

Let's sum up

Tuning VAZ-2106 is a common concept among the owners of domestic sixes. The process of modernizing the instrument panel and car torpedo can be carried out without the involvement of specialists. Each owner of a domestic car can choose his own version of its transformation, depending on the wishes and financial capabilities.

According to eyewitnesses and participants in the process, auto-tuning is an incredibly exciting and interesting activity, although it is far from cheap. And often the performer (he is the owner of the car) does not know for sure (and this is putting it mildly) what will turn out in the end. Therefore, to do or not to tune your car, what to do in the first place, in what sequence and with the help of what or by whom - everyone decides for himself.

Consider this using the example of a dashboard tuning for a VAZ.

There are two basic principles for tuning a dashboard. The first is to remake it for the parameters of a particular car and apply a panel, devices or others from another model or brand of car and (or) devices, well, adding something from yourself, and most often it is a backlight. And the second - on the basis of an existing visor with the help of "improvised means" (such as fiberglass, putty, putty, pipes, etc.), change the shape, add missing sockets for devices, etc.

First, we will consider the features of tuning with the help of instrument lighting using the example of VAZ 2110 and 2115.

To perform a beautiful instrument illumination, it is necessary to remove and then disassemble the entire dashboard. And you will also need about 30 - 35 three-millimeter LEDs (diameter - 3 mm.), Of which 5 are red, all others are blue. The resistance for blue LEDs is 1, 1 KOhm, and for red ones - 1.5 KOhm. A small piece of plastic 30X10 in size and about 1 millimeter thick. As for the plastic, its hallmark there must be flexibility, color is not important, it will not be visible anyway. Resistances are needed, since the voltage in the circuit of most VAZ cars is 12 V, and the voltage in the circuit consisting of diodes is approximately 4 V. It is to balance these parameters that resistances are needed. The cost of all the listed items is cheap.

Next, let's get to work. To begin with, we will disassemble the dashboard, remove the backlight lamps with cartridges. Then we remove the arrows on the devices - very carefully. Then, as carefully as possible, detach the bar with scales from the plexiglass. Handle the glue layer very carefully, try not to stain it, but leave it as it is.

Then, just as carefully, without scratching, we remove the greenish dusting from the insert (near the devices). And we got transparent numbers on the panel. Then reconnect the plexiglass and the insert with the scales.

Next, we will make a base for attaching the diodes. Take a piece of plastic, cut it out so that it fits into the recess in the main part of the panel. We repeat once again - plastic for our purposes must be flexible. Then we cut the technological holes for the arrow drives.

By the way, it is important to note that small holes can not be drilled, but pierced with a hot awl (and not even a very large diameter), the main thing is that resistances and diodes pass through them.

Then it is necessary to mark the positions of the diodes that are supposed to be used to illuminate the fuel and temperature scale. It is most rational to place the diodes at the points opposite the numbers 50, 90, 130 and according to the marks 1, 1/2, 0. As for the backlighting of the speedometer and tachometer, then at the points with large numbers.

Let's move on to preparing the LED, which needs to carefully grind off its head without damaging the light element. The main purpose of this activity is to remove the lens that focuses the beam.

There comes a crucial moment - we remove food, for all - one thing. We make a preliminary check - we turn on 12 V. If some LED does not light up, then there are several error options: either the LED was damaged, or the polarity was confused.

Further, in approximately the same way, we highlight the screens. We take a lamp with a plastic base and insert the LED, having previously cut it off and soldered the resistance. We set it so that it illuminates the window.

We install the LED bases in the panel case, take out the wires to connect to the board. We put the insert from the case with plexiglass into place until it is rigidly fixed. In addition, we will fix it with screws (of course, from the back side). We return to its place and fix the board, carefully, without bending the pins of the arrow drives. From the standard backlight, there are several outputs for powering the lamps, to any of them it is necessary to solder the power supply of the diodes. Next, put the arrows in place and set them to zero positions. Yes, of course, it would be necessary to correct the speedometer readings with the help of a trip computer, but if it is not there, and all the procedures were carried out carefully, then everything should be as it should be. Next, we put on a transparent visor.

Our work is over and the tuning of the dashboard is obvious. This tuning method is suitable not only for the instrument panel of the VAZ 2110 and 2115, but also for Kalin and Prior too. After all, the method is quite versatile and diverse, and the actual LED backlighting is very inexpensive.

Pedestal.

Now let's consider the possibility of tuning the instrument panel by making a pedestal for additional devices. Namely: we will create two additional sockets for two devices on the visor of the dashboard.

First, we will dismantle the visor. It is necessary to slightly sand the part of the visor on which additional devices will be mounted.

Take a plastic pipe (any: sewer, plumbing, etc.) of a suitable diameter for additional. devices. Cut off two rings from the pipe, these will be the sockets for the devices.

Next, we will return the visor to its original place and mold a platform for additional. devices from hardening auto-putty, precisely along the contour, firmly pressing it against the torpedo. After the putty has set, we remove the visor again, now together with the made platform for the devices. Then we will slightly lift the surface, for better adhesion of the fiberglass.

Cut out the fiberglass pieces to the shape of the pad and saturate them with epoxy. Then, using glue and pieces of wood, we correct the angle of inclination of additional devices and fix them.

Using glue, fiberglass, sandpaper and epoxy, we form the part itself. We cut off the excess and make beautiful shapes again - now with the help of putty. Apply the putty in several layers, sequentially processing with sandpaper to remove defects.

For best result cover the surface with a primer. And only then we apply the final layer of paint in the color of the torpedo. We return the dashboard to its place, install and connect additional devices.

We considered two tuning options dashboards, and there are actually several hundred of them.