Cluster gone poof.
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Hi all,
The instrument cluster on my brothers E46 has gone kaput - I sent it off to clusterrepairsuk who got back to me today and said the software has become corrupt due to a power surge in the car. They cannot do a reflash and I will need a replacement.
BMW have quoted me in the region of £900 for a new part + coding to the vehicle which we cannot afford by any means at all right now. The car is needed for him to get to work but to be honest at this rate, we want to sell it soon.
The other option I have is to source a used cluster as close a match to mine as possible - But I have NO idea where I can get this coded to the car? No garage will touch a used one and I'm getting lost in the phone calls.
i DO know that if we code a used one, a tamper dot will arise. Is there no way around this? I assume if we do this then we are stuck with the car for life/scrap it. Are there any legal implications to the tamper dot?
We would appreciate your help on the matter as this is driving us nuts.
The instrument cluster on my brothers E46 has gone kaput - I sent it off to clusterrepairsuk who got back to me today and said the software has become corrupt due to a power surge in the car. They cannot do a reflash and I will need a replacement.
BMW have quoted me in the region of £900 for a new part + coding to the vehicle which we cannot afford by any means at all right now. The car is needed for him to get to work but to be honest at this rate, we want to sell it soon.
The other option I have is to source a used cluster as close a match to mine as possible - But I have NO idea where I can get this coded to the car? No garage will touch a used one and I'm getting lost in the phone calls.
i DO know that if we code a used one, a tamper dot will arise. Is there no way around this? I assume if we do this then we are stuck with the car for life/scrap it. Are there any legal implications to the tamper dot?
We would appreciate your help on the matter as this is driving us nuts.
You can stick in any cluster from a similar engine, and you'll get the dials working. Coding would sort out any other minor issues, and the tamper light isn't too hard to get rid of.
A dash clocker should be able to sort out the finer points too, like mileage and he'd also be able to get rid of the tamper dot.
A dash clocker should be able to sort out the finer points too, like mileage and he'd also be able to get rid of the tamper dot.
TheEnd said:
You can stick in any cluster from a similar engine, and you'll get the dials working. Coding would sort out any other minor issues, and the tamper light isn't too hard to get rid of.
A dash clocker should be able to sort out the finer points too, like mileage and he'd also be able to get rid of the tamper dot.
Do you have anyone you can direct me to? Via PM?A dash clocker should be able to sort out the finer points too, like mileage and he'd also be able to get rid of the tamper dot.
I understand people see dash clocking as an illegal thing but genuinely this is simply because I have no other option. I dont have £945 to fork out for this repair.
I would have thought if you had all your other paper work, the mileages on the MOTs & other history (eg tyre receipts) stack up, a written quote from BMW to replace the dash cluster, a written description of the work done by the independent repairer, declared all this in your sale advert and the original dash still in your possession at the time of sale then people wouldn't worry too much.
Another suggestion would be to see what the likes of We Buy Any Car say it's worth.
Another suggestion would be to see what the likes of We Buy Any Car say it's worth.
Have a look on www.e46zone.com or a BMW forum like BMW5 and you should be able to find someone local who might do the coding for you for a few quid, or just check out local papers for "dash repairs" and see if they can do the coding too.
There's two things that need to be done, one is the coding with set up the clocks, 4cyl, 6 cyl, petrol, diesel, manual auto etc, and the other part is getting your mileage back and changing the VIN number in the clocks.
The coding isn't too bad, the VIN is a little trickier, and the most awkward bit is the mileage.
A clocker should be smart enough to change the VIN, and with luck, they'd also have enough stuff to recode the dash properly.
Used clocks-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E46-speedometer-cloc...
dirt cheap.
There's two things that need to be done, one is the coding with set up the clocks, 4cyl, 6 cyl, petrol, diesel, manual auto etc, and the other part is getting your mileage back and changing the VIN number in the clocks.
The coding isn't too bad, the VIN is a little trickier, and the most awkward bit is the mileage.
A clocker should be smart enough to change the VIN, and with luck, they'd also have enough stuff to recode the dash properly.
Used clocks-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E46-speedometer-cloc...
dirt cheap.
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