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Overhead Compass/Temp Fix

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by misc, Nov 9, 2008.

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  1. Jul 11, 2011 at 2:28 PM
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    Gramps

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    Nice Thread. Compass went out today and got fixed today. Thanks!:headbang:
     
    Gramps, Jul 11, 2011
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  2. Jul 11, 2011 at 5:35 PM
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    great post! Had everything i needed at home.
     
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  3. Jul 12, 2011 at 2:23 PM
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    I just completed this fix today. Thank you for sharing -- sure saved me some coin! ;)
     
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  4. Jul 12, 2011 at 6:08 PM
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    Damnit.. mine went out. I attempted soldering both, although neither showed they were loose. One of the 510's came loose during surgery and I put it back the best I could. Then soldered the sides of the other... plugged it in and it began to smoke.. My LCD has the burn smudge on the corner as well. Guess i'll take to a professional to resolder and cross my fingers? Those things are so dang small!
     
    Curtamous, Jul 12, 2011
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  5. Jul 13, 2011 at 2:56 AM
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    Did you happen to see what component let out the magic smoke? Chances are you had a solder bridge that went to ground; usually a transistor burns up when that happens.

    -greg

    Repair your broken Tacoma compass
     
    Siliconmethod, Jul 13, 2011
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  6. Jul 13, 2011 at 9:57 AM
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    As several other people have said the resistor 510 looked okay so I soldered both resisters on both ends. And now it works perfectly. Thanks everyone
     
    Case98, Jul 13, 2011
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  7. Jul 13, 2011 at 10:02 AM
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    Mines been out for over a year, just never got around to fixing it. Took me less then 5 minutes, great fix. Resistor is really small so take ur time!
     
    J4RR, Jul 13, 2011
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  8. Jul 13, 2011 at 11:21 AM
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    sloppyjoe They are more like guide lines.

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    Very true, the pictures in the write up make you think it is a much larger item you are looking for. But it is not hard to locate once in there looking at it.
     
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  9. Jul 13, 2011 at 5:33 PM
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    LOL, mines been out for 3+ years...Thanks OP...
     
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  10. Jul 17, 2011 at 3:25 PM
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    Thanks for the writeup. Buddy just stopped by with his solder pen and everything works. It was hanging at a 45 angle so it was obvious what the problem was. Thing is I wouldn't have pulled it down if it wasn't a common problem. Gotta love TW! + rep your way OP.
     
    sioux_hockey_guy, Jul 17, 2011
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  11. Jul 25, 2011 at 11:37 AM
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    Thanks for the write up worked like a charm took me about 25 min total. When I pulled the lens off the circuit board i saw that the screen had a burn mark on the inside near the corner like a light bulb looks after it has burned out. At that point I was not sure i could fix it. Also, both 510 resistors had small cracks in the solder joints. I re-soldered both, crossed my fingers, and plugged it in. When it lit up like normal I gave myself a high five and went on my way.
    Good Work on this tip!
     
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  12. Jul 25, 2011 at 1:50 PM
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    Your post was very helpful. Just fixed mine yesterday. Thanks!!
     
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  13. Jul 25, 2011 at 4:48 PM
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    im sure its in here somewhere but what kind of sodder do i use lead or lead free does it matter
     
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  14. Jul 25, 2011 at 11:39 PM
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    As long as it is rosin core ur gtg
     
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  15. Jul 26, 2011 at 7:40 AM
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    What a great Forum this is. I recently got a 2007 with the Temp / Compass display but it's so dang dim, I can't hardly read it. Do you all think it could be failing? I don't know if they were really bright originally. I'd sure like to make it easy to see.

    Thanks,

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  16. Jul 26, 2011 at 1:48 PM
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    I did this today at work and now my compass and temp gauge works!! YEEEEEhaW
     
    tacoman2011, Jul 26, 2011
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  17. Jul 29, 2011 at 11:58 AM
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    Mine quit workin completely. Is that what yours did, or did you just have screen probs like the other guys.
     
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  18. Aug 1, 2011 at 10:27 PM
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    Thanks Squirrel, another happy Forum reader. I did manage to break one of the small plastic clips on the elelctics cover, but a peice of electival tape holds it on just fine. One of my 510's had fallen off altogether bu I found it on the floor, and resoldered it.
    Now I feel ready to take on replacing the sterring Wheel Clock-spring for the airbag; and then, if I can find parts at a wreckers, I will add fog lights, switch and relay to my pre-wired 06 Tacoma.
    With that expertise I can then start charging my friends the $84/hr Toyota rate - one sure way to lose friends, just as my Toyota Dealer has lost me as a customer!!!
    Many thanks...
     
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  19. Aug 2, 2011 at 11:24 AM
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    At First the reading was fading, then completely stopped working. I printed out the step by step instruction on how to fix and now it works just fine.
     
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  20. Aug 2, 2011 at 3:18 PM
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    So I originally tried to just re-solder the existing resistors...plugged everything back in, no worky...


    Then I found a guy on here who had purchased a bunch of replacement resistors, he said he would be more than happy to send two of them my way in hopes that that would fix it...got them soldered in today.... still no worky...

    any ideas guys?

    btw thanks beaver_scott for helpin a forum brother out and sending those resistors my way free of charge...rep for you sir!
     
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