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///Porsche · 20th November 2006, 23:15

Question: has anybody who has had their dash replaced for missing pixels ever had the problem re-occur, or are the new (grey face) clusters immune from this problem?

jclyman · 21st November 2006, 00:53

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Originally Posted by ///Porsche

Question: has anybody who has had their dash replaced for missing pixels ever had the problem re-occur, or are the new (grey face) clusters immune from this problem?

I think so ... check with "ard" ... I think he has had his replaced twice and they are beginning to fail yet again ... Unfortunately, that's why I am considering paying $ 300.00 instead of having the dealer do it for free ... it seems to me, that BMW doesn't fix the source of the problem ... At least, that's my impression.

FAST 5 · 21st November 2006, 07:03

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Originally Posted by Chuckc

Can you take a picture of the mixing pixels so we can all see what you are talking about?

Haaaahhh.....................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: 7:
Im getting my camera back this Sunday. I found out douchebage took my camera on his vacation and was too lazy to downloaad the pics from the camera's memory card. he's doing it only now. AZZ HOLE!

PS For those who don't get the camera connection or should I say ball busting, it has to do with my Dinan S3 thread.

ard · 21st November 2006, 07:11

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Originally Posted by jclyman

I think so ... check with "ard" ... I think he has had his replaced twice and they are beginning to fail yet again ...

Nope, not me. Replaced once at 49k right before the original warranty was up.

A

PS Photoshop can be a great tool for documenting intermittant pixel failures....Oh, but you need a camera.

jclyman · 21st November 2006, 10:01

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Originally Posted by ard

Nope, not me. Replaced once at 49k right before the original warranty was up.

A

PS Photoshop can be a great tool for documenting intermittant pixel failures....Oh, but you need a camera.

Sorry, my senior moments appear again ...

alantd · 21st November 2006, 10:40

Mine is Sept 02. 25k on the clock.

Pixels failing in both parts of the cluster - the OBC and the odometer.

The car is out of warranty but my 3rd party warranty should cover it. They said, however, that they could "repair it" by sending it away to Germany!

How long would that take?!?

I thought that the best thing was just to replace the whole binnacle. I'll chase them down.

tripleD · 21st November 2006, 16:06

I have an '00 with 44k and it's now happening to me! Two very small vertical columns in the red LED's are missing. I too have an extended warranty that transferred with the car and I think I'll press them on this issue.
Otherwise, a complete PITA and I cannot believe I have to waste my time/energy on this crap.
TripleD

Purist · 22nd November 2006, 01:47

Maybe it's coincidence, but I started having problems with the pixels on my dash immediately after getting my car back from Dinan. I took it to the Mt View shop for a 30K I2 service.

jclyman · 22nd November 2006, 02:02

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Originally Posted by Purist

Maybe it's coincidence, but I started having problems with the pixels on my dash immediately after getting my car back from Dinan. I took it to the Mt View shop for a 30K I2 service.

NO, ABSOLUTELY NO! I haven't been within 50 miles of their shop and it has happened to me ...

gsfent · 22nd November 2006, 12:21

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Originally Posted by ///Porsche

Question: has anybody who has had their dash replaced for missing pixels ever had the problem re-occur, or are the new (grey face) clusters immune from this problem?

Nope, on 3rd cluster (all grey)..............
Regards,
Jerry