Eric modded my instrument cluster
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At first I want to thank members pinguhk and ricky1329 for their great DIY!
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Ok, I stepped in to my "command center" room this morning and saw this
!
What is he doing again!?
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08942.jpg)
A headlamp glowing he was into something mystic...
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08951.jpg)
- "Don't you worry Antti! Everything's in control!"
- "Ummmh... You sure?"
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08958.jpg)
- " These are like this you see?"
- "Yeah...?"
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08972.jpg)
- "So, if they were like this, ha?!"
- "Ummh...?"
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08969.jpg)
- "With this!"
- "???"
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08978.jpg)
At this point I remembered the Pinguhk's cluster mod and I was starting to get a glue!
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Ok, I stepped in to my "command center" room this morning and saw this
![Embarrassment](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/ohmy.gif)
What is he doing again!?
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08942.jpg)
A headlamp glowing he was into something mystic...
![Think](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/think.gif)
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08951.jpg)
- "Don't you worry Antti! Everything's in control!"
- "Ummmh... You sure?"
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08958.jpg)
- " These are like this you see?"
- "Yeah...?"
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08972.jpg)
- "So, if they were like this, ha?!"
- "Ummh...?"
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08969.jpg)
- "With this!"
- "???"
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08978.jpg)
At this point I remembered the Pinguhk's cluster mod and I was starting to get a glue!
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08986.jpg)
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I can see we're on a budget haha!
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08990.jpg)
I should have known this! Eric disappeared right when the hard stuff started!
Oh man! The LEDs are smaller than a head of the matchstick! I didn't feel very comfortable to solder them myself, so I took them into a local electronic shop behind the corner. Voilá! 30 mins later the hardest part was done. Time to get back home to check if Eric was back...
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09008.jpg)
Well, he wasn't, so I had to continue from there.
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09013.jpg)
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09015.jpg)
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09018.jpg)
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09021.jpg)
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC08990.jpg)
I should have known this! Eric disappeared right when the hard stuff started!
Oh man! The LEDs are smaller than a head of the matchstick! I didn't feel very comfortable to solder them myself, so I took them into a local electronic shop behind the corner. Voilá! 30 mins later the hardest part was done. Time to get back home to check if Eric was back...
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09008.jpg)
Well, he wasn't, so I had to continue from there.
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09013.jpg)
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09015.jpg)
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09018.jpg)
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09021.jpg)
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09017.jpg)
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Looks promising.
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09036.jpg)
Testing before wrapping the last parts up. And it works!
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09040.jpg)
We all know how the non-M5 cluster looks like with all the orange glow (not my cluster in the pic below).
![](http://photos.linquist.net/photos/421025682_8zQoG-L.jpg)
Ok. And this is how it looks with ignition all off.
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09042.jpg)
And ignition on! All right!
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09056.jpg)
Allright again!
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09058.jpg)
Oh! Eric deigned to appear at this point, of course...
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09060.jpg)
He likes it as well!
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09063.jpg)
Very pleased with the outcome! Big thanks to pinguhk and ricky1329 again!
So what's next, Eric?
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![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09036.jpg)
Testing before wrapping the last parts up. And it works!
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09040.jpg)
We all know how the non-M5 cluster looks like with all the orange glow (not my cluster in the pic below).
![](http://photos.linquist.net/photos/421025682_8zQoG-L.jpg)
Ok. And this is how it looks with ignition all off.
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09042.jpg)
And ignition on! All right!
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09056.jpg)
Allright again!
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09058.jpg)
Oh! Eric deigned to appear at this point, of course...
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09060.jpg)
He likes it as well!
![](http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Instrument%20Cluster/DSC09063.jpg)
Very pleased with the outcome! Big thanks to pinguhk and ricky1329 again!
So what's next, Eric?
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- Antti & Flat Eric -
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Wow, is there any part of that car that hasn't been removed and reinstalled by you two?
Impressive!
Impressive!
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Awesome! Thanks for the pic of the LEDs on the circuit board especially that it shows the polarity position. What kind of silver tape did you use? Do you have a link?
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Thanks!
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Haha, nice! Surprised you didn't tackle this sooner. Ahem, Eric I mean.
The second to the last pic, Eric looks like he's humping the steering wheel. On purpose I imagine
The second to the last pic, Eric looks like he's humping the steering wheel. On purpose I imagine
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