James_VW Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Issue with the LED clocks, anyone know how to fix this? Seems the display and back-light is not working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Might need a new clock display soldered in. Nothing too complicated really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Badbrains Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, Skezza said: Might need a new clock display soldered in. Nothing too complicated really. Display is not soldered in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_VW Posted June 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 i ripped it apart yesterday and replaced the clock display but still doesn't show correct. I cant confirm the old one works but I'm pretty confident it did. Can you purchase the clock separate? Take it I'm going to have to replace the LED light as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_VW Posted June 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 17 minutes ago, Mr.Badbrains said: Display is not soldered in funny enough I used your post in your build thread to dismantle it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Mr.Badbrains said: Display is not soldered in Really? I thought the whole lot was soldered in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobieus_uk Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 there will be a soldered joint that is failing, look at the pins where the plugs connect to the instrument cluster, theres pictures in one of my thread showing what a failed soldered joint looks like, last cluster i repairs had 6 out of the 8 pins failing (was on a polo and was affecting the immobilser, working perfectly since repair) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_VW Posted June 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 (edited) Up date on this... PCB has water damage and has damaged some traces. So had a go at fixing but the traces are really small and there was a bit to fix. In the end it was unsuccessful. So i now need new clocks. I have the old style sport white clocks which revs to 7k whereas many others only rev to 6k Can i just replace the background to the new clocks and get the mileage adjusted? (Clocks are interchangeable and not paired with the ECU) Edited June 15, 2017 by James_VW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj1 Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 On 6/14/2017 at 0:49 PM, Skezza said: Really? I thought the whole lot was soldered in? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobieus_uk Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 allthough its hard for me to see from the photo a trace is just a means of connection from one component to another, nothing stopping you bypassing the trace and just joining with a fine wire, on the plus side ebay seems to be full of intrument clusters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liviuanc Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 hey all can anybody tell me how you removed the needels and reach the pcb i have a intermitent blue led not working on the backlight i need probably to reflow the solder joint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.