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DISCUSSION => Electrical => Topic started by: M42_Jester on August 06, 2009, 07:49:36 PM

Title: Half the Instrument Cluster failure
Post by: M42_Jester on August 06, 2009, 07:49:36 PM

as mentioned in the title, only half of the instrument cluster has failed. my tahometer, temperature gauge and my L/100km gauge has failed and i don't know why.

any thoughts?

Cheers,
Jester

Title: Half the Instrument Cluster failure
Post by: HATER-PROOF on August 07, 2009, 03:24:37 AM

Jester-by any chance you took the front clear plastic window off from it's glued plate?

Title: Half the Instrument Cluster failure
Post by: romeomike on August 07, 2009, 09:21:22 AM

Check fuses 10 and 21 and replace any blown ones you find.

Title: Half the Instrument Cluster failure
Post by: M42_Jester on August 11, 2009, 11:05:20 PM

Quote from: HATER-PROOF;76471

Jester-by any chance you took the front clear plastic window off from it's glued plate?

How do you mean? i did remove the plastic window in order to put a brushed aluminium bezel on, but why would that stop the tach, temperature gauge and the L/100Km gauge from working?

Jester

Title: Half the Instrument Cluster failure
Post by: cleaner32 on August 11, 2009, 11:12:09 PM

Slap the dash

Title: Half the Instrument Cluster failure
Post by: HATER-PROOF on August 11, 2009, 11:31:40 PM

I've done that before, just to change the bezel and I took that plastic shield off and when I put it back on---even though the fuses were all brand new, weird crap was going on-that's why I asked.

Title: Half the Instrument Cluster failure
Post by: M42_Jester on August 13, 2009, 03:43:46 AM

ah k. i've done it before when i installed my plasma gauges...but nothing like this has happened before. it's weird. all the gauges on the right side just don't work...
the fuses are fine...i checked all of them... so other than a wiring issue, wat else could it be?

Jester

Title: Half the Instrument Cluster failure
Post by: ak96ss on August 13, 2009, 05:22:58 AM

E30 or E36? I'm guessing E36 from your profile picture.

Does your SI board work?

Title: Half the Instrument Cluster failure
Post by: M42_Jester on August 14, 2009, 07:39:23 PM

Quote from: ak96ss;76798

Does your SI board work?

Forgive my ignorance, but wat is this?
and yes. it is an E36 318iS

Jester

Title: Half the Instrument Cluster failure
Post by: ak96ss on August 14, 2009, 09:14:24 PM

The Service Indicator lights.

Title: Half the Instrument Cluster failure
Post by: M42_Jester on August 15, 2009, 04:20:47 AM

yes the service lights still work...but they don't turn off anymore. does that hav something to do with it?

Jester

Title: Half the Instrument Cluster failure
Post by: ak96ss on August 15, 2009, 05:00:43 PM

In an E30, yes. In an E36, I don't know, I don't have an E36 ETM.

Title: Half the Instrument Cluster failure
Post by: M42_Jester on August 16, 2009, 06:59:10 PM

cheers for the help anyway mate. she's due for a service soon anyways, so i'll pop into the auto electrician while i'm there. maybe they can figure it out.

cheers,,
Jester