| Congrats Camnick13, another success story! And you're right, you can just pull the instrument cluster out by hand. I generally begin by extending my steering wheel out all the way, then pulling on the instrument cluster fom the bottom lip until I can grab the edges and then completely pull out the cluster. I've pulled this thing out so many times before, not only to attempt to fix the pixels, but other times to replace a light bulb, that the tabs behind the cluster would no longer hold and tighten the cluster. I found a tape that will hold in place without stretching under pressure which I used for the the back panel of the cluster but also to secure the pixel repair in place... it's refrigerant tape, the aluminum looking rolls that is also used AC ducts. It's very strong and will not stretch once you get the pixels to light up just right (I cut strips of this tape to secure the pixel repair).
I can't believe that someone came out with a fix for this! I even started a complaint about this issue last year with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to see if a recall would be issue and posted the information on this forum. |