LED in Gauge Cluster
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LED in Gauge Cluster
Hey guys, the LED on the RPM indicator needle is blown out. I'm posting pictures below...has this happened to any of you guys?
http://s690.photobucket.com/albums/vv266/pc1990/
http://s690.photobucket.com/albums/vv266/pc1990/
Last edited by pc1990; 08-15-11 at 01:09 PM.
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Hey guys, the LED on the RPM indicator needle is blown out. I'm posting pictures below...has this happened to any of you guys?
http://s690.photobucket.com/albums/vv266/pc1990/
http://s690.photobucket.com/albums/vv266/pc1990/
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I'm the FL member that had that problem over a year ago:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ev-needle.html
Per my conversation with the SA, these needles are not LEDs, they stated dead pixels. They don't replace the needle, they replace the whole instrument cluster, and it's covered under warranty.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ev-needle.html
Per my conversation with the SA, these needles are not LEDs, they stated dead pixels. They don't replace the needle, they replace the whole instrument cluster, and it's covered under warranty.
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Your SA doesn't know what she's talking about. Both needles are illuminated by two miniature LEDs, it's painfully clear in the EWD.
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Yeah I am under warranty so I do expect them to do it free of cost but can I really trust them to replace the whole cluster? I just hope the change doesn't cause other issues.
Thanks for all the reply's guys and any further input is welcome.
Thanks for all the reply's guys and any further input is welcome.
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Because the brighter it is at night the more it degrades your night vision. I turn them down until they're just bright enough to see. Anything more just kills your ability to see what is really important - the road in front of you!
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You'll need to change the entire needle. I tried to replace the LEDs that went out, but they still were out. I'm looking to see if it's the board or the resistors that's out.
#14
wow... so just 2 cases of this happening... weird... you should ask them for a 2011 gauge cluster, if you like that... i like the digital speedometer and large tach in the center...
anyhow, let us know how it goes...
anyhow, let us know how it goes...
#15
I just read this thread just yesterday, and thought "Wow, that would suck if that happened to mine since my warranty just expired." As my luck tends to go, if it's a common or known issue then it happens to me.
Nav screen stopped working - check
Blown ML sub - check
Squeaky brakes - check
Rearview mirror vibration - check
LED's dead in guage cluster - CHECK! DAMMIT!!
That's right, I went out to my car after reading that post at work, and when I started it up I noticed that my guage needle looks just like the one in the pic you posted above. So you can count me as case #3.
And then it got worse - I noticed that it's not only the tachometer needle, but the speedometer needle too! The inner most LED is dead on the tach, and the middle one is dead on the speedo. I wish I would have never seen this thread because I had never noticed it before and I probably wouldn't have ever noticed it, but now it's driving me NUTS!
And I'm literally just 300 miles out of warranty. I thought about asking the dealership to do a goodwill repair, but I already had a hard enough time with that when trying to get them to fix my blown subwoofer when I brought it in with 50,002 miles. I did get the extended platinum warranty though. What are the changes that they'd replace the gauge cluster under that warranty?
Here are pics of my needles:
Nav screen stopped working - check
Blown ML sub - check
Squeaky brakes - check
Rearview mirror vibration - check
LED's dead in guage cluster - CHECK! DAMMIT!!
That's right, I went out to my car after reading that post at work, and when I started it up I noticed that my guage needle looks just like the one in the pic you posted above. So you can count me as case #3.
And then it got worse - I noticed that it's not only the tachometer needle, but the speedometer needle too! The inner most LED is dead on the tach, and the middle one is dead on the speedo. I wish I would have never seen this thread because I had never noticed it before and I probably wouldn't have ever noticed it, but now it's driving me NUTS!
And I'm literally just 300 miles out of warranty. I thought about asking the dealership to do a goodwill repair, but I already had a hard enough time with that when trying to get them to fix my blown subwoofer when I brought it in with 50,002 miles. I did get the extended platinum warranty though. What are the changes that they'd replace the gauge cluster under that warranty?
Here are pics of my needles:
Last edited by jleonard71; 08-20-11 at 04:23 PM.