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Compass/Temp Gauge

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by ZachPrerunner, Oct 17, 2015.

  1. Oct 17, 2015 at 6:45 PM
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    ZachPrerunner

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    ZachPrerunner [OP] Sometimes she goes, sometimes it doesn’t

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    After many successful attempts at fixing my overhead compass/temp gauge, it has finally bit the dust... sort of. Considering I am not fluent with electrical components, I just applied soder to the 510 resistor. That method worked twice over the course of two years until it quit tonight. I attempted the soder process again, but it took five tries before it light up. In the process, I tried to untangle the wire and ended up touching the tip of the iron to the glass... which resulted in a nice smoked look :anonymous: Now I'm looking at purchasing a new unit. eBay is asking $110 and I find it a tad high, but I wanted to see if anyone knew a place that sold them cheaper?
     
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  2. Oct 19, 2015 at 1:55 PM
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    Thank you! I checked on Amazon yesterday and I'm planning on ordering one. I might go ahead and replace the 510 resistors with the 470's much like you did. If I hadn't of burnt the glass/plastic material on the display, I'd probably attempt something similar.
     
    ZachPrerunner, Oct 19, 2015
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