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I’m reading this many years after it was posted but hopefully someone is still working on these!
would there be any problems in buying a second hand speedo and then doing this? Would the new speedo just have to be coded to the new car?
many thanks
i believe it should be coded. I changed the LEDs in my car awhile back, if you want to play around instill have the speedo. PM me.
Thanks for your reply buddy. I would for sure but I’m afraid I’m all the way over in the U.K. We can buy speedos her for about £20-£30 so I’ll just go for it and see how it goes.
Thanks anyway though
My Ride: 2007 530xi: Sport, NAV, PDC, HUD, Cold Wthr, CA, Logic 7, HD Radio, SAT, Custom NCS coded options 2008 535xi: Sport, Night Vision, NAV, PDC, HUD, Cold Wthr, CA, Logic 7, SAT, Custom NCS coded options, Rear Seat Heat Retrofit, Passport 9500ci
Model Year: 2008
Engine: N54
"Coding" the instrument cluster is NOT what needs to be done.... depending.
The exact same cluster will work correctly. If you retrofit a M5 or M6 cluster for example, then coding it for correct oil Temps etc will need to happen.
The bigger issue is the mileage and tamper indicator.
if you get a cluster from a car that has fewer miles, it will automatically display the higher miles from your existing car and display a small red dot to indicate tamper.
If you get one from a higher mileage car, it will display the higher miles than what is actually on your car. And a red dot..
The fix for this requires reprogramming one of the memory chips on the circuit board to make it appear as a brand new cluster then it will work with your car with no tamper dot.
Thanks for your reply.
im sure there was more to it than I previously thought.
move done some coding on my e60 but I’ll def have to do a lot more research into doing that.
Thanks for your help!
So I got the cluster done to white and blue. Looks sick in my opinion.
i also attempted the air con lights(picture attached)
but just wondered if anyone had changes the lights in the cd/sat nav ccc? Would I need to open up the ccc unit to get to the leds? I want to change out the volume and skip buttons etc.
thanks guys Not too hard at all. Just need a steady hand and a flat tip soldering iron was a great buy I want to change the cd/sat nav buttons to math the speedo white
