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Old 10-14-2020, 05:00 PM
BenFenner BenFenner is offline
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Originally Posted by wpoll View Post
MID pixels are a $20 fix - not $800 - if you get the DIY ribbon cable (PixelFix etc.)

But the ribbon can be a swine to install - if you aren't good with very fiddly electronic repairs, send the unit out to be repaired - likely only $100 for such a service.
Great to know!

I'm excellent with fiddly electronics, so I will likely tackle this myself. It must be due to failure of the cable, or corrosion of the contacts?

I'll look up "PixelFix" and similar. Thanks.

Searching "BMW E53 MID pixel ribbon" and similar got me good results, including this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i65nCbeAZk

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Originally Posted by wpoll View Post
Oh, and dim end of LED display on dash is a simple blown bulb.

https://ic.carid.com/wp/sylvania/w01331973206osr_1.jpg
Perfect! I hadn't even mentioned it, but you spotted it from the images. Thanks a bunch.

Now I just have to get up the motivation to pull the gauge cluster?

Last edited by BenFenner; 10-14-2020 at 05:35 PM.
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