Good Luck with it all Danny!
Sounds like the car is in the perfect set of hands for the work that's coming.
Yeah, I had the pixel issue in my dash display and fixed it myself with help from a guy with components over in the UK. It was a little like brain surgery (or what brain surgery must be like

) but I went slowly and followed the You Tube guide and all came out very well.
Here are his details:
Pixel Fix Kit
AK speedo
Keith James
[email protected]
+44 843 289 3701
Here are some other resources for that job:
Pixel Fix Pictures
PIXEL FIX DIY write up, about a 2 hour job and some patience (Long pic warning)
https://www.apsense.com/article/how-...ble-issue.html
Cluster Removal
BMW Cluster Pixel Repair short guide from Best Pixel Repair INC
Mike