C5 Climate Control dim/dark display fix
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Same. Was out there working on my mystery extra white wire/parking brake setting off my alarm issue. Didn't want to put this off any longer, so turned on my soldering pencil:
Seriously easy. The hardest part was one of the resistors was loose on the opposite side of where I was soldering so it slipped away and it was a slight pain to keep it in place. If you can solder you can do this.
Seriously easy. The hardest part was one of the resistors was loose on the opposite side of where I was soldering so it slipped away and it was a slight pain to keep it in place. If you can solder you can do this.
#546
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How do you seperate the bulb circuit from the rest of the circuit? I dont want to pull on the wires/connectors because it seems like they are soldiered in place
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On mine there was no visible solder, in fact one of the resistors fell off when I bumped it with a cold soldering iron. If there is existing solder by all means use it, if non is present add some.
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You don't need a BIG BLOB of solder. Just enough to reflow the joint.
Bill
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You had solder there whether you saw it or not. Something held those resistors on from the factory. I mean it's not like solder rubs off over time or evaporates.
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#552
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A few of mine had only traces of solder, likely the reason for the dim display IMHO.
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Had I just heated each existing joint with no added solder I would have had no confidence in fixing the issue or that there was enough solder to hold up for the long haul. If you just reheated the existing soldering joints and they were like mine, I would be betting on having to fix this again sooner than later.
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Thanks to forum members this is an easy fix. The console comes off easily (if you don't force things).
I used a fine tip on a regular soldering iron and fine solder. Most of the connections looked good but, while soldering one end on a 241, the thing moved...the other end was not "soldered".
The whole ordeal, start to finish, took 2 hours...and I'm old and slow!
Thanks to all who contributed.
I used a fine tip on a regular soldering iron and fine solder. Most of the connections looked good but, while soldering one end on a 241, the thing moved...the other end was not "soldered".
The whole ordeal, start to finish, took 2 hours...and I'm old and slow!
Thanks to all who contributed.
#555
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Dayum
So winter appears to be over here in Kelowna BC, my BMW winter car is sold, Z is insured and drove it to work starting this morning. Display is beautiful, looks great.
Standard background lighting however, completely out. Yes, the dimmer is up, radio and dash have lighting.
Could there be a bent pin or something on the rear? Don't really have time to take it all apart right now, but next weekend I guess...
Standard background lighting however, completely out. Yes, the dimmer is up, radio and dash have lighting.
Could there be a bent pin or something on the rear? Don't really have time to take it all apart right now, but next weekend I guess...
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So winter appears to be over here in Kelowna BC, my BMW winter car is sold, Z is insured and drove it to work starting this morning. Display is beautiful, looks great.
Standard background lighting however, completely out. Yes, the dimmer is up, radio and dash have lighting.
Could there be a bent pin or something on the rear? Don't really have time to take it all apart right now, but next weekend I guess...
Standard background lighting however, completely out. Yes, the dimmer is up, radio and dash have lighting.
Could there be a bent pin or something on the rear? Don't really have time to take it all apart right now, but next weekend I guess...
#557
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Whut? I did solder the standard 8 loose resistors. My display is now perfect. The background lighting is since completely out however... I don't see that fix shown here (a lot of pages to sift thru, maybe I missed it).
#559
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I used these-
https://www.radioshack.com/products/...ant=5717343429
https://www.radioshack.com/products/...ant=5717343429