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the needle`s in my speedo and rev counter are stiff as a board and won`t move,we took it to bits but they don`t ping back like the oil and petrol needles they seem to have seized, might have somthing to do with under use where can i send them to be refurbished as i want it sorted before the spring
thanks

NickT

do they show the correct readings when the car is turned on and working?

some dashboards behave like this although I can't remember if the deloreans do or not !

NickT.
The RPM needle lands in a ramdom position when the ignition is turned off

The speedo needle has a bloomin' great lump of metal attached to the back of....

Like Nick says, so long as they read correctly in operation they're OK
As far as the rev counter is concerned, check the wiring connector which plugs into the back of the instrument cluster. Sometimes the connections/tracks come slightly loose from the (flimsy) printed circuit board on the instrument cluster, especially if you have had to remove the cluster recently. Thankfully they can be bent back into place (ask me how I know :wink: )