Pixel Repair. Is it this simple? - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

farquy · 2nd November 2007, 22:23

I have a well known problem of fading/missing pixels on my display. I have been quoted several different prices for repairs all in the hundreds.
I have stumbled across this e-bay seller that says its a matter of following simple DIY instructions like the one this link shows

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E...spagenameZWDVW

Is it really this simple? Anyone here know what instructions he is likely to give me?

Thanks for any guidance,

Andy

wilsodh · 2nd November 2007, 22:34

I think this came up recently and it was discredited.

Dave

azaytsev · 2nd November 2007, 22:36

He is gonna send you the same pdf file.
http://www.m5board.com/e39m5/Pixel-repair-v05.pdf

http://www.x5world.com/articles/x3/e...r-problem.html

jclyman · 2nd November 2007, 22:55

It AIN'T easy ... chance of success doing it yourself is less than 50%.

He's just selling what is already on this site. And, his instructions aren't even written in English. (I am NOT 100% certain, but moderately certain of these facts.)

In short, don't waste your money ... If there was an easy way to do it, I would have done it myself, even if it was moderately difficult, I would have tried it.

farquy · 2nd November 2007, 22:59

I didn't think it was that simple.

Thanks for the help, sorry for not doing a search

S62M5 · 2nd November 2007, 23:12

try the steps described here,
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/240317/6
i did and it improved the dead pixle by 80%. i might do it again and spray the whole circit board again. the spary bottle cost me 15 CAD and about 1 1/2 of time, taking the back of the cluster apart is a bit tricky.

sonicEVO1 · 3rd November 2007, 02:03

Group Pixel Repair Deal

Follow this thread Andy i've put my website on there if you need it doing professionally and permanently.The "spray" technique is a very temporary fix and does'nt last at all just be careful with rip off merchants.