Overhead Compass/Temp Fix

worked like a champ....thanks SS!

 

Glad we could help, gang. I didn't come up with the instructions, I just made them easier to do...

 

New to the commuinty and wanted to pass on my thank you for saving time and $$$$

 

Thanks again for your help on making this a simple fix! Although now I have reinstalled the components and my compass is working (only now giving me untrue readings) , although it is almost giving me an opposite reading, any ideas/
Thank you soo much

 

How far off is it? We've had some members be off by as much as 9deg, only to have it come true the next day...

 

I was reading this thread 2 weeks ago when I was going through this forum and found this particular thread intresting and thought to mself when mine quits working I'll know how to fix it. well the following day mine started working intermitantly and by the end of the week it didn't work. So that saturday I pulled it apart and repaired it using this thred. This thread jinxed my compass and thermometer......... Only kidding. Great thread and well written. Thanks.

 

Mine just went out and I only have 34,000 and toyota is trying to charge me. Bull **it great trucks but toyota is pissing me off. Guess I be using the tips. thanks for the post

 

How much are they trying to charge you????

 

Thank you for writing this! Mine went out before I was a member on TW. I was really bummed when it did and even more bummed when Toyota told me $300 or something crazy for a new one. When I joined this site, I accidentally stumbled onto this thread and subscribed to it immediately. When I did my dash LEDs (the 1st time) I did this too. It worked when I tested it, then stopped working when I got everything put back together. Recently, when I did my dash LEDs for the 2nd time, I took the compass out and did it again with enough solder to rise it off the board a little bit. Thanks for saving me a bunch of green on something stupid.

 

300 just for the part plus labor. I didnt even go that far though. Just kinda bummed stuff keeps breaking on my truck and I just bought it.

 

Hey Guys, time to throw a new spin into the mix.

I have a 2009 SR5 and I have recently been upgrading my SR5 parts to TRD parts, and one of the upgrades was the outside temp and nav upgrade. I connected everything in the console and the nav works great, but on the outside temp I only get the --- lines. Is there another sensor I need to get or is there something wrong with the board? I have yet to pull it out and look to see if the 510 needs to be re-soldered (thats the plan for tonight)

The console is from an 06 TRD, so its in that time frame for a solder to go, but just wondering if there is something more I should be looking for?

Thanks

 

Do you have the sensor behind the grille?

 

I will have to look when I get home. But most likely I do (as the SR5 is pretty much pre-wired for anything TRD)

Whereabouts should I be looking and is it easy to identify?

 

This will help you with your swap:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...stall-overhead-compass-temperature-gauge.html

 

Man your quick!!!

I will definitely know what I'm looking for now! Thanks for the help!

 

Im about to take mine apart. Ill let you guys know how it goes. Thanks to the thread author!!!

 

So I took it all apart looked at everything and all the solders looked fine. The lcd however had a burn mark in the right bottom corner? So i looked some more and figured id just resolder the chips anyways........ put it all together and IT WORKS! Im stoked! Thanks again!!!

 

just got my truck, mine doesn't work so glad that toyato of wilmington is fixing it for free.

 

2006 with 36500 miles, it waited until the warranty expired to go out on me. I will be taking it apart tonight. Thanks for the help!

 

The way the temperature is sent to the display changed in 09. Your 06 module will not work in your 09 truck. (In 09 they switched to sending the temp signal on the AC control bus.)

You need an 09-10 module.