websterm Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Hi all, the intrument cluster on my 1998 E39 has developed a problem whereby the trip counter, odometre, temperature, MPG, etc part of the display shows at best a hieroglyphics, at worse nothing other than a faint glow. As the car warms the display become more hieroglyphic. My question is, if I get a new cluster from ebay (or similar) will it display the milage from the original vehicle or the 117K that my Beemer has covered? I've heard that there are sensors, etc around the vehicle to stop clocking, but don't if this is true. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 We had the same problem on our gen 1 X5 about 6 years ago. At the time it was a well known fault on the E39 and the same clusters were used on the X5. It's to do with the ribbon cables needing replacement. We rang BMW customer service and they agreed to change it out for a new recoded cluster for half an hour's labour charge. This was 6 years ago mind! IIRC there's a few companies that will repair it for you while you wait if you get nowhere with BMW directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websterm Posted April 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 got onto ebay & bought a replacement for £30 plus delivery - all is now good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 got onto ebay & bought a replacement for £30 plus delivery - all is now good Good to hear that. Thanks for letting us know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Did you get it recoded with the correct mileage too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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