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• May 24, 2009

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While driving a week ago, the instrument cluster just went dead. Every dial, lights and LCD died. At first the clock display worked, but frozen in time . When starting the engnition, the airbag indicator works, and some times the panel starts up again and works a few seconds, before it dies again. I found this link on youtube that actually looks similar to my problem: search "stilo disco" on youtube.

Hope someone can help me, as the dealer wanted £1.000 for a new one + work :-(.

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Bjørn Ivar

 

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• May 24, 2009

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Could be a problem with the power supply or earth.
Another possibilty is corrosion of the circuit board inside the instrument cluster - you can clean it with a good electrical contact cleaner (without oil!) , brush with a toothbrush , let it dry and reassemble.

 

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Thanks your your reply. Well, the dealer said they tested with another cluster and that worked fine, so it cant be the powersupply? Ill try with a el-cleaner and a toothbrush, the circutboard just looks too clean and new for it to make any changes...

 

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• May 24, 2009

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bjornivar said:

Thanks your your reply. Well, the dealer said they tested with another cluster and that worked fine, so it cant be the powersupply? Ill try with a el-cleaner and a toothbrush, the circutboard just looks too clean and new for it to make any changes...

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New part new contacts so could be just a Gert has said ..try the clean up first..

 

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Ive done the el-cleaner with toothbrush, no luck :-(

 

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New cluster (airbag light works as its different circuit) i'm afraid. There is a place 'doon saff' that recons them for £60 odd + carriage.

 

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Ok. Im trying Cluster Repairs UK, ill post my experience when im done.

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Bjørn Ivar

 

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bjornivar said:

Ok. Im trying Cluster Repairs UK, ill post my experience when im done.

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Bjørn Ivar

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http://www.clusterrepairsuk.co.uk/repair-list/fiat/stilo/

Bugger you beat me to it..

 

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some models are £175 for recon unit from dealer (depending on serial code on cluster) otherwise new ones are £440 (dont know where you got £1000 from!)

 

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T14086 said:

some models are £175 for recon unit from dealer (depending on serial code on cluster) otherwise new ones are £440 (dont know where you got £1000 from!)

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I dint get it from anywhere, my Fiat dealer wanted that amout for it :bang:

 

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• May 25, 2009

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no way is it £1k, please tell us the dealer who gave you this price.