Installed 4.6 Cluster - Few Problems

[FeelGoodUnInc]

ok so i got the cluster re-coded today, my original mileage however is not showing up it's still at 55,000...i asked them and they said they couldn't put back the original mileage

what's weird is that i've been unable to set the time and date ever since i installed this cluster unless i'm trying to set it incorrectly..anyone have this problem before??

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by FeelGoodUnInc

ok so i got the cluster re-coded today, my original mileage however is not showing up it's still at 55,000...i asked them and they said they couldn't put back the original mileage

what's weird is that i've been unable to set the time and date ever since i installed this cluster unless i'm trying to set it incorrectly..anyone have this problem before??

The original mileage is stored at several places on the X5. BMW dealers will still know the original mileage and should be able to fix it.

[X5Jay]

Originally Posted by FeelGoodUnInc

ok so i got the cluster re-coded today, my original mileage however is not showing up it's still at 55,000...i asked them and they said they couldn't put back the original mileage

what's weird is that i've been unable to set the time and date ever since i installed this cluster unless i'm trying to set it incorrectly..anyone have this problem before??

So how's everthing else working - oil temp; rpms; is the tamper dot gone? New pics!

[FeelGoodUnInc]

Originally Posted by X5Jay

So how's everthing else working - oil temp; rpms; is the tamper dot gone? New pics!

oil temp is still working rpm meters do not light up however the redline meter lights are still on permanently... tamper dot is still there along with the fake mileage...i guess i need to take it into a dealership to have it recoded again..fortunately i was getting other work done too so they didn't charge me for the recode ...but whats driving me crazy is that i cannot set the time or date and the mph gauge is showing my speed + 10-20 mph!!!!! ahhhh its pissing me off

[chubyball]

Cool that you got another 40 something thousand miles to make up for next dealer check up, by that time you can get rid of the car with legal mileage.

[ghani]

Please keep us updated as I am very interested in doing the same.

Best of luck...

Originally Posted by FeelGoodUnInc

oil temp is still working rpm meters do not light up however the redline meter lights are still on permanently... tamper dot is still there along with the fake mileage...i guess i need to take it into a dealership to have it recoded again..fortunately i was getting other work done too so they didn't charge me for the recode ...but whats driving me crazy is that i cannot set the time or date and the mph gauge is showing my speed + 10-20 mph!!!!! ahhhh its pissing me off

[ghani]

so any news???

Originally Posted by ghani

Please keep us updated as I am very interested in doing the same.

Best of luck...

[FeelGoodUnInc]

Originally Posted by ghani

so any news???

no real updated news, oil temp still works...the lighting redline meters i guess are not compatible for 3.0 or 4.4 models...the speedometer however magically is now showing accurate mph speeds ..... i think the cluster somehow affected the radio/computer because there's no way for me to change the time and date...i could put my old cluster back in to see if the 4.6 cluster really is the problem but then i'd have to pay for another recode when i put the 4.6 cluster back in

thats it for now...i'll update once that gets solved

[China Man]

if memory serves me correct, you should be able to reprogram an old cluster to a HIGHER mileage amount, but not LOWER the mileage. Reprogramming should get rid of the mileage tamper dot.

[FeelGoodUnInc]

Originally Posted by paomien

if memory serves me correct, you should be able to reprogram an old cluster to a HIGHER mileage amount, but not LOWER the mileage. Reprogramming should get rid of the mileage tamper dot.

I actually don't mind the mileage, I don't want to go back to 89,000...is it true once I drive to 89,000 on this cluster that the little tamper dot will go away?