The plexiglass is glued in at the top and bottom.  You would likely break it
uncleanly if you forced it out.  How do I know?  The glue is strong enough
that it takes some of the plastic with it when it comes out.  The one I
forced out could have been glued back in and I don't think it would have
been noticable.  But yours might come out worse or easier.

You can clean in there some with a toothbrush type thing.  I also had great
luck getting the black shine to come back with Macquire's Cleaner Wax.  I
was very happy with that.

Dave in Denver

>From: Luke Sponholz <lukesponholz@GMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Luke Sponholz <lukesponholz@GMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Instrument cluster cleaning
>Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:40:49 -0500
>
>Hey everyone:
>
>I have taken apart my instrument cluster to fix the odometer (which I
>have 50% confidence I may have done) and to clean it.  It came out of
>a junkyard and filthy just doesn't describe it.  Well, cleaning it has
>been a tiresome affair, and I just can't seem to get it completely
>clean on the plexiglass because I can find no way to remove the
>plexiglass.  At the edges of the plexiglass there is all sorts of gunk
>that I just can't reach.  I can't see in my bentley any way to get the
>plexiglass out, and I can't find a way to do it myself.  Am I correct
>in that there is no way to do that?
>
>And then the next question would be ... how hard is it to get a
>replacement cluster?  hahah!
>
>Thanks,
>Luke
>
>--
>1985 Brown Vanagon GL 4spd "Compost"