Pixelfix

[jontezan]

Have ordered 2 silver ribbon cables from pixelfix. One for the instrument cluster and one for the mid unit. Havent recieved the cables yet. But once they arrive im going to post some photos of the finnished result.

Has anyone done this job before? Want all good input i can have


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[jontezan]

This is how my cluster looks like for the moment



The mid is far better, but annoying anyway.




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[mgboy]

Mine looks about like yours but my MID is a bit worse. I plan on doing it sometime but have always been weary of working with the innards of instrument clusters so any feedback provided in this thread would be helpful. If you dive in before anyone give any useful feedback, post it up for other first timers. Good luck!!

[jontezan]

Originally Posted by mgboy

Mine looks about like yours but my MID is a bit worse. I plan on doing it sometime but have always been weary of working with the innards of instrument clusters so any feedback provided in this thread would be helpful. If you dive in before anyone give any useful feedback, post it up for other first timers. Good luck!!

Thx! I am a little worried about going inside the housing. The thing that scares me most is removal of the gauge needels, and getting them back right. I will take some photos of the progress and hopefully with all pixels lit up


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[tmv]

Tedious job but not too hard. I fixed the cluster pixel on my old 3.0i and the 03 540i MSport. You need a steady hand when drilling into the cluster. Good luck.

[jontezan]

Originally Posted by tmv

Tedious job but not too hard. I fixed the cluster pixel on my old 3.0i and the 03 540i MSport. You need a steady hand when drilling into the cluster. Good luck.

What do you mean with "drilling into" like using a drilling machine? The guides i have watched doesnt involve a drilling machine


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[wpoll]

Isn't one of the steps to drill a hole or two in the cluster to access a couple of hidden screws? I'm sure I saw that in one of the DIY videos...

I have three columns out on my MID but it's not getting any worse and it doesn't affect most text displays -but I will drop in the pixelfix silver cable sometime soon though.

*edit* here's a walk through from a 7 series forum - pretty sure the cluster is very similar: -

PIXEL FIX DIY write up, about a 2 hour job and some patience (Long pic warning)

I also found this note note on here (from TrickerZ)...

"Drilling the holes is the easiest option so you don't have to mess with the needles. If you really want to do it without drilling holes, you need to take pliers and grab the shaft of each needle from behind right between the motor and the PCB and then pull the cap off (try not to twist too much or you'll screw up the spring). To make it easier to replace the needles, move the needle (usually has to be pulled past the little pin) counter clockwise until you feel it stop. Once you know where the needle should be at the stop, you can line it up at that stop when reinstalling it. Otherwise you have to run the car and calibrate it. RPM, fuel and coolant are easy, the MPG and speedo are difficult. RPM should read about 500 at idle when the car is warm, coolant should be in the middle when car is warm and fuel should be at full when the tank is full. You would need GPS or someone driving beside you to calibrate speed and MPG is pretty much impossible I think. I guess you could floor it before taking it out and see where it peaks and make note of that, then try it after installing the needle and see if it ends up in the same spot. "

[tmv]

Originally Posted by jontezan

What do you mean with "drilling into" like using a drilling machine? The guides i have watched doesnt involve a drilling machine

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Originally Posted by wpoll

Isn't one of the steps to drill a hole or two in the cluster to access a couple of hidden screws? I'm sure I saw that in one of the DIY videos...

I don't know about another method, but the one I used was drilling holes into the cluster, in order to expose the screw head for the display screen.

[740iS]

Not sure in Sverige, but if you search online and ebay for BMW pixel repair or cluster repair, there are a lot of companies out there that can do it for you and some even give a lifetime guarantee.

Hope you find a resolution.

[CleanIsFast]

I had my pixels fixed by Paul @ Fixels.