can info from my current X5 cluster be transfered?
 

i accidently broke my gauge needle by pulling to hard and the wound up wire is crap now and wont go back, been shopping around for a used one and was wondering if i can swap and have my info (milage,etc...) transfered to other unit or is new my only option? thanks

Mileage info is also stored at few places other than cluster so that will not be effected. You dealer will take care of it.

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Now I don't feel so bad, lol all I tried doing is keep my E53 looking upto date with silver overlays now I know bad idea. Thank you.

will the m5 cluster work lemans? just curious, if i spend the money might as well go for the best....; )

the 4.6is cluster will work, all except for the oil temperature gauge i think..

hmm just glanced over some x threads and some m5 threads and most say it will work i just need to have the dealer re-code and have them tell the cluster its an X. if this does not work ill just buy the new one from dealer. got an m5 cluster off ebay for under 400 so ill try if no luck ill return . thank you for the info tho. i guess ill need luck lol.

Most dealers will not recode a used cluster, thus forcing you to buy a new one from them. Hopefully you will get lucky and have a dealer that will do this for you. Let us know how it works out.

lol i hope so, actually, after ucrew mention that i called my service guy whome isnt affiliated with bmwna but does dealer work and so forth, said he can re-code for me...lol i hope hes right. he said hes done so in the past with crashed cars.

going to shop tomorrow hopefully cluster works.....being cheap has become very expensive : ( never again lol.

so i went for the ebay m5 cluster is was `crap found VDO repair and there bad ass. re-calibrated my original cluster and did silver over lay. any questions these guys know. VDOrepair.com thanks xoutpost. and all you guys who shared ideas