Instrument cluster repairs (UK)
#31
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Re: Instrument cluster repairs (UK)
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Don Turner wrote:
> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on an
> Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry solder
> joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the cluster only
> works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is switched on.
You don't mention your proficiency with electronics etc, but why not get
a hair dryer and heat up the areas you think are problematic and see
when it starts working. Then use freezer spray to confirm your diagnosis.
Then you can at least track down exactly the area and potentially do the
repair yourself.
Don Turner wrote:
> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on an
> Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry solder
> joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the cluster only
> works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is switched on.
You don't mention your proficiency with electronics etc, but why not get
a hair dryer and heat up the areas you think are problematic and see
when it starts working. Then use freezer spray to confirm your diagnosis.
Then you can at least track down exactly the area and potentially do the
repair yourself.
#32
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Re: Instrument cluster repairs (UK)
> Don Turner wrote:
>> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on
>> an Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry
>> solder joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the
>> cluster only works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is
>> switched on.
>
> You don't mention your proficiency with electronics etc, but why not get a
> hair dryer and heat up the areas you think are problematic and see when it
> starts working. Then use freezer spray to confirm your diagnosis.
>
> Then you can at least track down exactly the area and potentially do the
> repair yourself.
Hi,
The wiring loom which goes into the cluster is very short, you literally
have to put the cluster into the dashboard before the connectors will reach
it, so basically I have no room. Someone will need to be able to power it up
on their work bench. I definitely do not have the knowledge or skills to do
that.
Cheers
DT
>> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on
>> an Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry
>> solder joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the
>> cluster only works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is
>> switched on.
>
> You don't mention your proficiency with electronics etc, but why not get a
> hair dryer and heat up the areas you think are problematic and see when it
> starts working. Then use freezer spray to confirm your diagnosis.
>
> Then you can at least track down exactly the area and potentially do the
> repair yourself.
Hi,
The wiring loom which goes into the cluster is very short, you literally
have to put the cluster into the dashboard before the connectors will reach
it, so basically I have no room. Someone will need to be able to power it up
on their work bench. I definitely do not have the knowledge or skills to do
that.
Cheers
DT
#33
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Re: Instrument cluster repairs (UK)
> Don Turner wrote:
>> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on
>> an Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry
>> solder joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the
>> cluster only works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is
>> switched on.
>
> You don't mention your proficiency with electronics etc, but why not get a
> hair dryer and heat up the areas you think are problematic and see when it
> starts working. Then use freezer spray to confirm your diagnosis.
>
> Then you can at least track down exactly the area and potentially do the
> repair yourself.
Hi,
The wiring loom which goes into the cluster is very short, you literally
have to put the cluster into the dashboard before the connectors will reach
it, so basically I have no room. Someone will need to be able to power it up
on their work bench. I definitely do not have the knowledge or skills to do
that.
Cheers
DT
>> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on
>> an Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry
>> solder joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the
>> cluster only works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is
>> switched on.
>
> You don't mention your proficiency with electronics etc, but why not get a
> hair dryer and heat up the areas you think are problematic and see when it
> starts working. Then use freezer spray to confirm your diagnosis.
>
> Then you can at least track down exactly the area and potentially do the
> repair yourself.
Hi,
The wiring loom which goes into the cluster is very short, you literally
have to put the cluster into the dashboard before the connectors will reach
it, so basically I have no room. Someone will need to be able to power it up
on their work bench. I definitely do not have the knowledge or skills to do
that.
Cheers
DT
#34
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Re: Instrument cluster repairs (UK)
> Don Turner wrote:
>> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on
>> an Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry
>> solder joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the
>> cluster only works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is
>> switched on.
>
> You don't mention your proficiency with electronics etc, but why not get a
> hair dryer and heat up the areas you think are problematic and see when it
> starts working. Then use freezer spray to confirm your diagnosis.
>
> Then you can at least track down exactly the area and potentially do the
> repair yourself.
Hi,
The wiring loom which goes into the cluster is very short, you literally
have to put the cluster into the dashboard before the connectors will reach
it, so basically I have no room. Someone will need to be able to power it up
on their work bench. I definitely do not have the knowledge or skills to do
that.
Cheers
DT
>> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on
>> an Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry
>> solder joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the
>> cluster only works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is
>> switched on.
>
> You don't mention your proficiency with electronics etc, but why not get a
> hair dryer and heat up the areas you think are problematic and see when it
> starts working. Then use freezer spray to confirm your diagnosis.
>
> Then you can at least track down exactly the area and potentially do the
> repair yourself.
Hi,
The wiring loom which goes into the cluster is very short, you literally
have to put the cluster into the dashboard before the connectors will reach
it, so basically I have no room. Someone will need to be able to power it up
on their work bench. I definitely do not have the knowledge or skills to do
that.
Cheers
DT
#35
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Re: Instrument cluster repairs (UK)
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Don Turner"
<leavemealone@nospam.com> saying something like:
>Thanks Dave, However they are a mileage correction company. I've called
>about 6 of these types of companies in London and the South East (e.g.
>dashtoctor, dashtech, speedofixer etc..) and none of them are prepared to
>carry out any sort of repair on a cluster, they just fix the mileage.
http://www.speedometer.com/services.html
-> speedometer repairs .uk <- in google.
--
Dave
SE6a
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Don Turner"
<leavemealone@nospam.com> saying something like:
>Thanks Dave, However they are a mileage correction company. I've called
>about 6 of these types of companies in London and the South East (e.g.
>dashtoctor, dashtech, speedofixer etc..) and none of them are prepared to
>carry out any sort of repair on a cluster, they just fix the mileage.
http://www.speedometer.com/services.html
-> speedometer repairs .uk <- in google.
--
Dave
SE6a
#36
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Re: Instrument cluster repairs (UK)
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Don Turner"
<leavemealone@nospam.com> saying something like:
>Thanks Dave, However they are a mileage correction company. I've called
>about 6 of these types of companies in London and the South East (e.g.
>dashtoctor, dashtech, speedofixer etc..) and none of them are prepared to
>carry out any sort of repair on a cluster, they just fix the mileage.
http://www.speedometer.com/services.html
-> speedometer repairs .uk <- in google.
--
Dave
SE6a
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Don Turner"
<leavemealone@nospam.com> saying something like:
>Thanks Dave, However they are a mileage correction company. I've called
>about 6 of these types of companies in London and the South East (e.g.
>dashtoctor, dashtech, speedofixer etc..) and none of them are prepared to
>carry out any sort of repair on a cluster, they just fix the mileage.
http://www.speedometer.com/services.html
-> speedometer repairs .uk <- in google.
--
Dave
SE6a
#37
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Posts: n/a
Re: Instrument cluster repairs (UK)
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Don Turner"
<leavemealone@nospam.com> saying something like:
>Thanks Dave, However they are a mileage correction company. I've called
>about 6 of these types of companies in London and the South East (e.g.
>dashtoctor, dashtech, speedofixer etc..) and none of them are prepared to
>carry out any sort of repair on a cluster, they just fix the mileage.
http://www.speedometer.com/services.html
-> speedometer repairs .uk <- in google.
--
Dave
SE6a
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Don Turner"
<leavemealone@nospam.com> saying something like:
>Thanks Dave, However they are a mileage correction company. I've called
>about 6 of these types of companies in London and the South East (e.g.
>dashtoctor, dashtech, speedofixer etc..) and none of them are prepared to
>carry out any sort of repair on a cluster, they just fix the mileage.
http://www.speedometer.com/services.html
-> speedometer repairs .uk <- in google.
--
Dave
SE6a
#38
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Re: Instrument cluster repairs (UK)
Don Turner wrote:
> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on an
> Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry solder
> joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the cluster only
> works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is switched on.
On every car (err ... both) that I've done any cluster
repair work on, the hardest part has been to remove the
cluster in a manner that allows replacement after effecting
the repair!
Assuming that you can get past this stage, fixing a bad
solder joint should be child's play!
I would think that getting the cluster out, playing
with it on the bench and putting it back would be a
good couple of hours work. So you will not see much
change out of £100. Even on my Vectra the dealer
wanted something near that (including VAT) when
the odometer stopped being visible.
83p for a bulb and a few hours cursing turned out
to be a much better idea!
Since I knew that getting the cluster out was going
to be "fun", I picked up a new clock/radio/temp
display panel from a scrappie for about £12 so
that got done at the same time. (The faulty unit
I sold to someone who offers to repair such units
.... so in fact the replacement was about free ...
which is £80 less than the dealer quoted for the
part!).
I don't know how many scrapped Audis of the right
type there might be, or how many revs of the
cluster there might be, but you might find that
to be a reasonable route to go down. Practising
cluster-removal on a scrapped car certainly helped
me optimise the technique when tackling my own
vehicle!
Antonio
> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on an
> Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry solder
> joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the cluster only
> works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is switched on.
On every car (err ... both) that I've done any cluster
repair work on, the hardest part has been to remove the
cluster in a manner that allows replacement after effecting
the repair!
Assuming that you can get past this stage, fixing a bad
solder joint should be child's play!
I would think that getting the cluster out, playing
with it on the bench and putting it back would be a
good couple of hours work. So you will not see much
change out of £100. Even on my Vectra the dealer
wanted something near that (including VAT) when
the odometer stopped being visible.
83p for a bulb and a few hours cursing turned out
to be a much better idea!
Since I knew that getting the cluster out was going
to be "fun", I picked up a new clock/radio/temp
display panel from a scrappie for about £12 so
that got done at the same time. (The faulty unit
I sold to someone who offers to repair such units
.... so in fact the replacement was about free ...
which is £80 less than the dealer quoted for the
part!).
I don't know how many scrapped Audis of the right
type there might be, or how many revs of the
cluster there might be, but you might find that
to be a reasonable route to go down. Practising
cluster-removal on a scrapped car certainly helped
me optimise the technique when tackling my own
vehicle!
Antonio
#39
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Re: Instrument cluster repairs (UK)
Don Turner wrote:
> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on an
> Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry solder
> joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the cluster only
> works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is switched on.
On every car (err ... both) that I've done any cluster
repair work on, the hardest part has been to remove the
cluster in a manner that allows replacement after effecting
the repair!
Assuming that you can get past this stage, fixing a bad
solder joint should be child's play!
I would think that getting the cluster out, playing
with it on the bench and putting it back would be a
good couple of hours work. So you will not see much
change out of £100. Even on my Vectra the dealer
wanted something near that (including VAT) when
the odometer stopped being visible.
83p for a bulb and a few hours cursing turned out
to be a much better idea!
Since I knew that getting the cluster out was going
to be "fun", I picked up a new clock/radio/temp
display panel from a scrappie for about £12 so
that got done at the same time. (The faulty unit
I sold to someone who offers to repair such units
.... so in fact the replacement was about free ...
which is £80 less than the dealer quoted for the
part!).
I don't know how many scrapped Audis of the right
type there might be, or how many revs of the
cluster there might be, but you might find that
to be a reasonable route to go down. Practising
cluster-removal on a scrapped car certainly helped
me optimise the technique when tackling my own
vehicle!
Antonio
> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on an
> Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry solder
> joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the cluster only
> works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is switched on.
On every car (err ... both) that I've done any cluster
repair work on, the hardest part has been to remove the
cluster in a manner that allows replacement after effecting
the repair!
Assuming that you can get past this stage, fixing a bad
solder joint should be child's play!
I would think that getting the cluster out, playing
with it on the bench and putting it back would be a
good couple of hours work. So you will not see much
change out of £100. Even on my Vectra the dealer
wanted something near that (including VAT) when
the odometer stopped being visible.
83p for a bulb and a few hours cursing turned out
to be a much better idea!
Since I knew that getting the cluster out was going
to be "fun", I picked up a new clock/radio/temp
display panel from a scrappie for about £12 so
that got done at the same time. (The faulty unit
I sold to someone who offers to repair such units
.... so in fact the replacement was about free ...
which is £80 less than the dealer quoted for the
part!).
I don't know how many scrapped Audis of the right
type there might be, or how many revs of the
cluster there might be, but you might find that
to be a reasonable route to go down. Practising
cluster-removal on a scrapped car certainly helped
me optimise the technique when tackling my own
vehicle!
Antonio
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Re: Instrument cluster repairs (UK)
Don Turner wrote:
> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on an
> Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry solder
> joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the cluster only
> works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is switched on.
On every car (err ... both) that I've done any cluster
repair work on, the hardest part has been to remove the
cluster in a manner that allows replacement after effecting
the repair!
Assuming that you can get past this stage, fixing a bad
solder joint should be child's play!
I would think that getting the cluster out, playing
with it on the bench and putting it back would be a
good couple of hours work. So you will not see much
change out of £100. Even on my Vectra the dealer
wanted something near that (including VAT) when
the odometer stopped being visible.
83p for a bulb and a few hours cursing turned out
to be a much better idea!
Since I knew that getting the cluster out was going
to be "fun", I picked up a new clock/radio/temp
display panel from a scrappie for about £12 so
that got done at the same time. (The faulty unit
I sold to someone who offers to repair such units
.... so in fact the replacement was about free ...
which is £80 less than the dealer quoted for the
part!).
I don't know how many scrapped Audis of the right
type there might be, or how many revs of the
cluster there might be, but you might find that
to be a reasonable route to go down. Practising
cluster-removal on a scrapped car certainly helped
me optimise the technique when tackling my own
vehicle!
Antonio
> Does anyone know of a company based in the UK who can repair a fault on an
> Audi instrument cluster. I've isolated the fault down to either a dry solder
> joint somewhere on the PCB or a failing component because the cluster only
> works on warm days or when the heater in the cabin is switched on.
On every car (err ... both) that I've done any cluster
repair work on, the hardest part has been to remove the
cluster in a manner that allows replacement after effecting
the repair!
Assuming that you can get past this stage, fixing a bad
solder joint should be child's play!
I would think that getting the cluster out, playing
with it on the bench and putting it back would be a
good couple of hours work. So you will not see much
change out of £100. Even on my Vectra the dealer
wanted something near that (including VAT) when
the odometer stopped being visible.
83p for a bulb and a few hours cursing turned out
to be a much better idea!
Since I knew that getting the cluster out was going
to be "fun", I picked up a new clock/radio/temp
display panel from a scrappie for about £12 so
that got done at the same time. (The faulty unit
I sold to someone who offers to repair such units
.... so in fact the replacement was about free ...
which is £80 less than the dealer quoted for the
part!).
I don't know how many scrapped Audis of the right
type there might be, or how many revs of the
cluster there might be, but you might find that
to be a reasonable route to go down. Practising
cluster-removal on a scrapped car certainly helped
me optimise the technique when tackling my own
vehicle!
Antonio