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Old 23rd August 2020, 09:47   #31
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I always thought I was lucky as my air bag light never came on. Then I read this and realised it never does come on, ever. So today I had a look and this is what I found:



This cluster came out of a scrap car as I originally had the basic cluster (no computer).

I still have my original cluster with a full complement of warning lights. Can I swop the lights over?

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Old 23rd August 2020, 11:37   #32
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I always thought I was lucky as my air bag light never came on. Then I read this and realised it never does come on, ever. So today I had a look and this is what I found:



This cluster came out of a scrap car as I originally had the basic cluster (no computer).

I still have my original cluster with a full complement of warning lights. Can I swop the lights over?
Yes if you are good with soldering iron and know about surface mount techniques
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I've removed an led from the old cluster using a soldering iron and tweezers (and melted a lot of the plastic in the process). In order not to melt any more plastic I need to dismantle the unit further. However what is the method for removing the needles and this is preventing me from prizing the unit apart.
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They just pull off with fingers but put a forked piece of old credit card underneath needles 1st to protect the inlay
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The needles came off very easily in the end as they must have been previously tampered with. I still could not get the unit apart, so have decided to stop and re-assemble before I break something.

I'll have a re-think about what to do in the meantime.
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Well, I must have spoken too soon. Its all back together in the car now, but I have somehow managed to break the petrol and temperature gauges, which no longer move.

Looks as though I will be treating myself to a replacement IPK. Can anyone point me in the direction of where I might get one coded to my car?

Fortunately I can set the computer to view the range function and estimate how much petrol I have.
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