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DISCUSSION => Electrical => Topic started by: M42_Jester on November 17, 2010, 02:18:28 AM

Title: Instrument Cluster
Post by: M42_Jester on November 17, 2010, 02:18:28 AM

Does anyone know which relay controls the Intrument cluster? trying to figure out why half of my cluster isn't working

Cheers,
Jester

Title: Instrument Cluster
Post by: M42_Jester on November 17, 2010, 02:19:26 AM

Does anyone know which relay controls the Intrument cluster? trying to figure out why half of my cluster isn't working...

btw...it's from a 1995 318iS

Cheers,
Jester

Title: Instrument Cluster
Post by: DesktopDave on November 17, 2010, 07:19:51 AM

Which half?  IDK if any relays are in the cluster diagrams, I'd bet on a bad sender or defective SI board.

Title: Instrument Cluster
Post by: M42_Jester on November 17, 2010, 08:15:30 PM

basically my tach, temp gauge and trip computer is wat doesn't work. my mechanic told me that the cluster is broken and i need a new one. but how does only half the cluster break? the needles still work as i hav made them dance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQNP37tzfqo)

so i'm just a little bit confused about the whole thing. wat ever the problem is, it also affects my A/C

Title: Instrument Cluster
Post by: sumyungguy on February 05, 2011, 06:28:48 PM

Did you every find the problem?? In front of a car doing the same exact thing.