Cannockwolf Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 (edited) I need some help to mod my M3 cluster, i want to illuminate some yellow leds, so it goes from looking like this to this i imagine its just a case of jumping some wires from the live ones across to them but my soldering skills are so bad though i fear for what would be left after i did it so i wont do it but can be done without damaging the cluster? Edited June 5, 2013 by Cannockwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wash Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I reckon the only person who'll be able to help you here is Blair, he's a genius with instrument clusters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 hopefully he'll chip in with a bit if advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edber Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 id imagine it would be hard if it the cluster is not already yellowd out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted June 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 It is mate they just need powering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Any electrical gurus know if this is safe to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 An I missing something? You want to rev the M less!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 It's a 330 so only goes up to 6500 just thought it would be an easy thing to do but make a little bit more sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungers Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 What about doing something similar to this: There must be a way of forcing them to come on at a lower range, either by software or by bridging the connections from the upper LED to the lower ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 (edited) I thought about bridging the bridging from the live ones, I just wanted to make sure I wouldn't damage the cluster putting a live feed to them, I can't see me being able to get the lights to act like an m3 though I can't see how it would be possible surely the coding for that is in the ecu not the cluster? Edited June 6, 2013 by Cannockwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungers Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 I've though about my earlier post and bridging from the upper LEDs won't work as they'll only be illuminated because they're told to be via the rev count? It'll be possible to trick them into coming on at a lower revolution but its beyond me. Not sure what the forum in the description might hold though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Are you trying to fit a M3 cluster to your regular car? Good luck with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 I was on about bridging them from the ones that are lit so power would be pushed to the LEDs to make it look like my mockup, but would it damage the cluster doing that I haven't a clue on coding the thing although I am reading that forum now, can't find a user called hakentt though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Are you trying to fit a M3 cluster to your regular car? Good luck with that... I've done it, everything works fine, oil temp too and the clusters been programmed with my mileage with no tamper dot, I'm just looking into what can be done with the lights, although not important it doesn't hurt to look Wash and bry1990 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wash Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 (edited) Are you trying to fit a M3 cluster to your regular car? Good luck with that... He's already fitted it and had it coded to the car... Too late, d'oh! Edited June 6, 2013 by Wash Cannockwolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungers Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Why would that be a problem mit? Cannock, but surely the upper ones only come on when the car is at a certain rev range (which probably differs between cold & warm engine)? You wouldn't get the power to the lower LEDs unless the car was cold surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 (edited) No the cluster constantly only shows the two reds plus one yellow the rest are none responsive as I have a 330 lol, my car acts like the video above, only it doesn't do anything whe I rev higher, could be because my car won't rev that high of course but I presume it's through programming Edited June 6, 2013 by Cannockwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungers Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Was the cluster from an SMG or manual car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Was the cluster from an SMG or manual car? Manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 When I do a cluster test the lights do light up, dunno if that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 well after taking the cluster apart to fix the speedo, i took a look at the back of the circuit board and have decided theres no way im attempting this, i cant even make out where the backs of the leds are, far to risky, however i do have a speedo thats bang on the money now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
