Vdo 7k swap problems

[CHIF8008]

id check the bulbs for the rest of the SI lights. assuming your are not talking about the oil change interval lights.

[JeLani]

Vdo 7k swap problems



I'm talking about these lights . Green
And also only half of it lights up when i pull the lights.

The anti lock and the brake lining not being on in key setting 2 i believe is because the cluster did not have the two prongs the wire connect to. Could this affect battery life in any way such as a dead battery light? I already had the anti lock sign in my old one but that may be because it needs a new sensor?


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[JeLani]

The only thing that happens when i smack it is these lights will occasionally turn off and back on

The rpms and mpg guage on another note, will hop. But nothing really.


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[alpineE30]

bulb on the left side maybe dead theres two in it one lights one side and the other lights the other side the backing light im talking about

[alpineE30]

can you start it and see if the other lights go out normally the other half on the bottom like the brake ones should disappear

[alpineE30]

but id disregard any of the lights at the moment thats not nothing to worry about at the moment the tach working is and the oil pressure light I would have just open both clusters and just swap the tachometer itself and kept the original cluster in and just swap the coding plugs lol there are differences in cluster but I cant remember what can be swapped and what cant be and I dont feel like digging my box out of clusters at the moment

[JeLani]

Vdo 7k swap problems

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[JeLani]

Well theyre different manufacturers, the one thats in is a VDO and the eta one is a Moto. Are you telling me to put my eta plug into the i one? I have another i one lying around too .

but id disregard any of the lights at the moment thats not nothing to worry about at the moment the tach working is and the oil pressure light I would have just open both clusters and just swap the tachometer itself and kept the original cluster in and just swap the coding plugs lol there are differences in cluster but I cant remember what can be swapped and what cant be and I dont feel like digging my box out of clusters at the moment

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[alpineE30]

Well it can be a few things connection, bad tach, theres actually a ton of info on diagnosing the cluster between here and bimmerforums and e30tech but I almost can bet that one light is out just steal the bulb from your old cluster and change that its on the back of the cluster you just turn it with needle nose pliers but your gas gauge has to be changed it was just easier to swap tachs between the two clusters in my opinion. if your old cluster worked good

[alpineE30]

Well theyre different manufacturers, the one thats in is a VDO and the eta one is a Moto. Are you telling me to put my eta plug into the i one? I have another i one lying around too .


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Im aware of the two manufactures for the e30 Im just saying about swapping the guts of the tach and change the coding plug on the bottom right hand corner of the cluster actually there was quite a few differences from very early models to the very late models you should have marked eta and i on the coding plugs already I do

[JeLani]

Well it can be a few things connection, bad tach, theres actually a ton of info on diagnosing the cluster between here and bimmerforums and e30tech but I almost can bet that one light is out just steal the bulb from your old cluster and change that its on the back of the cluster you just turn it with needle nose pliers but your gas gauge has to be changed it was just easier to swap tachs between the two clusters in my opinion. if your old cluster worked good

The battery light was dead so , you may or may not have seen, but i was bitching alot when i first got on here because my battery wouldnt last a week. 86 eta cluster so it didnt have a resistor for dead lights like later ones and bla bla you probably already knew that. That no longer happens on the new cluster but FYI the tach did not work on the eta one either. The gas worked fine though but you already told me why it doesnt know so i know what to do for that.


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[alpineE30]

Well theyre different manufacturers, the one thats in is a VDO and the eta one is a Moto. Are you telling me to put my eta plug into the i one? I have another i one lying around too .






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LOL dont add another cluster into the mix to much juggling around already

[JeLani]

So ok i will switch plugs and see of that works and when i have time tomorrow i'll take it out and try and donor the eta gas guage to it , suggestions on doing this?


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[JeLani]

LOL dont add another cluster into the mix to much juggling around already

Sorry but i mean to say " I " coding plug sir lol


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[JeLani]

Sorry but i mean to say " I " coding plug sir lol not cluster only two clusters involved haha


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