E90 Instrument cluster broken

supermaneddie · 03-03-2012, 10:14 PM

Hi all, I had DIY my E90 cluster LED's to make it look better, but after that, everything works fine except spreedometer and rpm metter. It keep 0 km/h and 0 rpm all the time, did anyone what's going on? and how to repair it? Is it caused by I put back the needle too much? Many thanks.

supermaneddie · 03-03-2012, 11:23 PM

did anyone reach the same problem?

adriang · 03-05-2012, 11:36 PM

maybe need a calibration?

supermaneddie · 03-06-2012, 07:22 AM

when I do the instrument cluster test (02 ki test), both the speedometer's and rpm's needle also not rotating, is it mean broken?

adriang · 03-27-2012, 01:09 PM

my above was my best guess, i am not sure of anything else,
maybe someone else shed some light on this matter?

txusa03 · 03-28-2012, 08:23 AM

idk, I never taken the cluster out. But are you sure all connection are plugged in when you put it back? Just a thought.

Cuba · 03-28-2012, 11:34 AM

when you did the soldering of the led's make sure you didn't melt the plastic together on the rotating poles that the needles attach to. if this happened then they will not rotate. you'd have to go back in and cut the melted plastic until they rotate.

supermaneddie · 04-06-2012, 09:06 AM

problem confirmed, it is caused by I put the needle not correctly, this make the bearing of the needle out of position.

03-03-2012, 10:14 PM	#1
supermaneddie New Member 4 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2006 E92 335i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	E90 Instrument cluster broken Hi all, I had DIY my E90 cluster LED's to make it look better, but after that, everything works fine except spreedometer and rpm metter. It keep 0 km/h and 0 rpm all the time, did anyone what's going on? and how to repair it? Is it caused by I put back the needle too much? Many thanks. Last edited by supermaneddie; 03-03-2012 at 11:24 PM..
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supermaneddie New Member 4 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2006 E92 335i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	did anyone reach the same problem?
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adriang ****** 64 Rep 750 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW X2 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: GTA iTrader: (0)	maybe need a calibration?
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supermaneddie New Member 4 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2006 E92 335i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	when I do the instrument cluster test (02 ki test), both the speedometer's and rpm's needle also not rotating, is it mean broken?
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adriang ****** 64 Rep 750 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW X2 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: GTA iTrader: (0)	my above was my best guess, i am not sure of anything else, maybe someone else shed some light on this matter?
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txusa03 Major General 548 Rep 6,563 Posts Drives: TS330iPPSP6MT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Planet Earth iTrader: (3)	idk, I never taken the cluster out. But are you sure all connection are plugged in when you put it back? Just a thought. __________________ under construction!
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Cuba Cuba 81 Rep 1,676 Posts Drives: 07 328xi Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: PA iTrader: (12)	when you did the soldering of the led's make sure you didn't melt the plastic together on the rotating poles that the needles attach to. if this happened then they will not rotate. you'd have to go back in and cut the melted plastic until they rotate. __________________ 07 328xi Monaco Blue\|Premium\|Cold\|Navi\|CA\|LLumar\|Mtec\|DDM\|aFe\|Ambe r-Gone\|Rear Fogs\|Bimmian\|PY-Speed\|OEM\|e92-lighting\|V1\|BavAuto\|Weisslicht\|Cyba\|Beyern\|Falken\| Sonic Tuning\|ECS Tuning\|JL Audio\|Rockford Fosgate
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04-06-2012, 09:06 AM	#8
supermaneddie New Member 4 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2006 E92 335i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	problem confirmed, it is caused by I put the needle not correctly, this make the bearing of the needle out of position.
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