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Instrument cluster replacement
Instrument cluster replacement
Hi first post on here the pixels on my cluster are dead it has been to a shop but the main board is damaged they tried to replace ribon and led screen still didn't work have now got a second hand cluster in great condition in the post question is there anyone near Newcastle upon Tyne that can recode this to my car or know best place to get it done thanks in advance
Re: Instrument cluster replacement
Hi and welcome to the forum.
If you bought a like for like binnacle of a same variant X5 it would probably just be a plug and play install.
BUT if you plug it in it puts a tell tale dot in the mileage display, as the mileage is stored on the ECU as well as in the binnacle. Maybe a dealer job.
Sure someone will know the answer.
If you bought a like for like binnacle of a same variant X5 it would probably just be a plug and play install.
BUT if you plug it in it puts a tell tale dot in the mileage display, as the mileage is stored on the ECU as well as in the binnacle. Maybe a dealer job.
Sure someone will know the answer.
Last edited by Horizon on Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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BMW E83 X3. 3.0d M Sport, 2008 in black ( now gone )
BMW E93 330i Convertible Msport 2007. ( Now sold )
VW Golf 2.0 TDI 140 GT 2010 ( now sold )
Now Sold 55 plate, X5, 3.0 D Sport. Silv
Re: Instrument cluster replacement
I think it's a dealer job unless you can find someone with a copy of the full GT1 suite. You need to record the mileage at the point of change and flag that the instruments were replaced.
Last edited by X5Sport on Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Never anthropomorphise computers. They hate that.Re: Instrument cluster replacement
Thanks for the quick replys peeps