Overhead Compass/Temp Fix

You should fix your old one and sell it... or just sell your new one... it is such an easy fix.

 

Good luck with that, and let us know how you make out. We should all complain on the same day or something...

 

yea im going to ask for it back for a spare or to sell what do these things run money wise

 

I think I've seen them go for a couple hundred bucks easy...

 

well dam if i get it back who wants it $$

 

just checked mine and one of the 510's was gone....shit.....where do i get another????dealership

 

Shake the console and make sure that its not rattling around in it.

Otherwise, go a couple of pages back. Someone replaced one...

Good luck man

 

well they ordered me a new one and right when i left the dealer it came back on but screw that im getting a new one fo freee

 

must have a good warranty cause i didnt think it covered the over head console

 

I'm glad I found this post as mine has been on the glitch, working intermittently, for the past few days. Thanks for the write up there Squirrel!

 

put a large amount of solder

I solder mine normally and with heat, the resistor warped and went out again, so second time after it was in place normally, I just added more solder all around.

 

you can find some in electronics store, but you migth be better with a regular 51.0 ohm (the rounded ones with two leads).. SMD will be tough to buy only one!

http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts/916452-res-510-ohm-1-16w-5-smd-0402-rt0402drd07510rl.html

I'd have to check the suze, but this one is 100 for $1!

http://www.electronicsurplus.com/commerce/catalog/product.jsp?product_id=89866

 

i fixed mine!!!!!!! used this http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062313 in place of the 510......came right on

ill gnar

 

So my thermo/compass crapped out yesterday (this is the second thermo/compass replacement I've had in the truck! I had two that were replaced under warranty, which has now long expired)... but this time I tried taking the unit out and looked for damage to the 510 solder contacts. The solder *looks* fine.

From what I gather from reading this thread, I should try re-soldering it anyway, even though everything looks fine?? Is there anything else I should look for that may be causing the failure?

Damn, those resistors are a lot smaller in real life than they appear in the photo(!)

 

yes even if they look fine, one is probably not.. they hat up and warp so the connection on one side cuts.

you can try soldering more over, but the best is to desolder in order to put solder under the leads, then around them

 

If you think those are small try doing the gauge light mod

 

BAM! Success! Thanx for making me take a second look.

And thanx to the original guy who figured this fix out...I'd buy you a beer if I could get it across the interwebz!

Literally, the longest step in this fix was waiting for the soldering iron to heat up. The rest took about 5 minutes.

 

Yeah but the original poster is an asshat, so just drink the beer for him.

 

Good one, mullet boy.

 

Fixed mine about a month ago, it was working fine tell yesterday, then went blank again.
Looks like I'll have to solder it again.
This time I'm going to use more solder.
Anybody else having this problem?