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Old Jun 3, 2014 | 09:45 AM
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Default Replacing or repairing the actual clock in my clocks/instrument panel?

My clock, (the one that tell the time isn't working and hasn't since buying the car.

Are these repairable, or replaceable if I source another complete panel? I'd rather not just swop the whole thing due to mileage etc, so really after a repair not replace solution.

Car is a 99 uk classic.

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Old Jun 3, 2014 | 07:30 PM
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My clock, (the one that tell the time isn't working and hasn't since buying the car.

Are these repairable, or replaceable if I source another complete panel? I'd rather not just swop the whole thing due to mileage etc, so really after a repair not replace solution.

Car is a 99 uk classic.

Thanks in advance.
Fairly sure its soldered to the board. So probably only fixed by soldering a new one on. Not sure how easy that will be and if something burned on the board somewhere else then it might not even fix it then you end up with two buggered sets of clocks. I would just fit another cluster. They go cheaply and just get one with lower mileage. Then note down what mileage you changed it and keep that recorded so you know how many you have done. My last MOT goes from 115000 to 84000 lol. Not trying to defraud anyone (as I will keep it till it rots).
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Old Jun 4, 2014 | 07:35 PM
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Fairly sure its soldered to the board. So probably only fixed by soldering a new one on. Not sure how easy that will be and if something burned on the board somewhere else then it might not even fix it then you end up with two buggered sets of clocks. I would just fit another cluster. They go cheaply and just get one with lower mileage. Then note down what mileage you changed it and keep that recorded so you know how many you have done. My last MOT goes from 115000 to 84000 lol. Not trying to defraud anyone (as I will keep it till it rots).
Yeah, I guess that's the way to go then, it's not as if it's a limited edition or anything so originality isn't a huge deal.

I'll hunt about for one then, are they easy enough to swop over, I did one on a bug years back and that was quite simple.
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