[Burnout_187]

When i bought my M5 i hated that i had some missing pixels. Well, week ago i ordered new ribbon cable and today we change it with Vantaam5.
Its PITA to change, but yes we did it. Took about 3hours. One cluster left to go, i think that we will make it in couple of hours ouich

Drilling the cluster was pretty intresting Here is couple of pictures.


Cluster ripped apart

LCD panel and old "glue" from old ribbon. Taken it away a littlebit.

New ribbon cable attached to cluster.

And tadaa, pixels are back!

 

[Kinder]

I just notice that I don't have anything below the oil level on my cluster !! :crying: (which turns off with my speedometer when my DSC/ABS module problem appears...). I need to seriously think about repairing my cluster...

 

[chowdah]

Sounds like you are doing more than one cluster. How long did the first attempt take, and how long for the last attempt? Any pictures of this drilling? Thanks.

 

[vantaam5]

Sounds like you are doing more than one cluster. How long did the first attempt take, and how long for the last attempt? Any pictures of this drilling? Thanks.

Took us about 3 hours....

We still have to do my cluster soon.
Not really looking forward to do that again...

Can take a few more pics then...

The drilling part is not easy and also quite some more things that can go wrong during the procedure.
Like cracking the LED display,needles fall of,attaching the ribbon wrong and repeat the procedure.

The ribbon came with quite good instruction and pics,was less than 50$ parts...

 

[Rhino]

Looks great!!!:applause:

You are braver then me.

 

[Burnout_187]

Sounds like you are doing more than one cluster. How long did the first attempt take, and how long for the last attempt? Any pictures of this drilling? Thanks.

This was first attempt :hihi:

 

[Hdhntr23]

I hear the needles are the bit*h of the job. Can you guys verify that?

 

[vantaam5]

I hear the needles are the bit*h of the job. Can you guys verify that?

No need to remove the needles.

This is why you drill in the white plastic under the dial face to get to the bolts...

 

[Hdhntr23]

Ahhhhhhhhhh got it, light dawns on stone henge.

 

["S62"]

Congrats looks great. It must have been very frustrating at times

 

[vantaam5]

It must have been very frustrating at times

Most likely next time.

Then it is MY cluster that gets butchered:hihi:

 

[mertonbmw]

subcribed

 

[nixter]

Subscribed! I bought a ribbon but no pics or instructions came with it. All chance you could supply those?

 

[ger]

Good stuff. It's quite daunting drilling the instrument cluster, but worth it in the end, you can read your display!

Best wishes with the second one too.

 

[Burnout_187]

Subscribed! I bought a ribbon but no pics or instructions came with it. All chance you could supply those?

Here is one DIY PIXEL FIX DIY write up, about a 2 hour job and some patience (Long pic warning)

With mine ribbon came really good instructions.
Basiclly drilling is pain, and putting lcd back is pain.