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Mine is usually garbled on cold mornings, and then becomes fine after about 5 minutes.
But it's been doing this for 8 years, since it was in CT, so I try not to worry.
What were the symptoms of your failure?
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Odometer finally working again
The LCD module in my instrument cluster hasnt worked since last Sept. Today I installed a new cluster I got from eBay for $66 including shipping. I decided to get a red Marks-A-Lot and paint the needles red. It is nice to be able to see what gear I am in and how many miles on the car. Tonight I will check out the red needles.
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$66 is cheap....
Mine is usually garbled on cold mornings, and then becomes fine after about 5 minutes.
But it's been doing this for 8 years, since it was in CT, so I try not to worry.
What were the symptoms of your failure?
dave b
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so, if the bottom line of my lcd doesn't work until warmed up (5 mins) when the temperature is below 60F, does that mean the caps are going? and by bottom line, i mean the bottom pixels, so that the E in the tranny indicator looks like F.
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It stopped displaying anything at all one day. No service lights, odometer, trip meter, or shift indicator.
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Ryan,
Mine's been doing that for years. As in about 8 years and 3 owners. The dealer didn't do anything when it was under warranty.
I think the caps make the needles go...
dave b
93 525i
156k +
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