A step by step tutorial on how to repair an E-class intrument cluster with failing LCD screens You can source your ribbon cables from this supplier. They are…
E-class intrument cluster damaged pixel repair
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i need a set of LCD cables
Very helpfull video – just finished with me clocks and now they works :)
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One question what wedsite did you find those ribbons?
is there something wrong with your camera or am i on acid?
Do you have any cables i could get from you?
The ribbon cables I brought to fix them were wrong the only one that fit
properly was the right hand screen but even that has a few pixels missing.
The left hand ribbon was one wire to big but tried connecting its any way
but that still don’t work
hi great video i am in uk cant get looms here so trying your link , so keep
up the great mercedes vids
I’m doing a clk 320 same dash as in the vid tho when I put it back together
the needles didn’t work on the car when is was all plugged in is there any
reason for is..
as you see in the video, set them to 0 and you will be fine!
i had to rest the MPH meter
Hi Thanks, the pixel repair video is really helpful. The trip computer on
my 2001 E320 is completely missing/absent. No MPG, No miles to empty, No
Miles per trip. Do you have any idea what the issue may be? Thanks
Fairly good pics with the smart phone.
Many many thanks. I just used your video to repair my cluster (2001 E320
4matic). Worked like a charm.
Great instructions, question, my car(1999 E) has just one LCD screen in the
middle of the display, is the correct ribbon for this car in that pack of
three listed on the web site? Thanks
Thanks, to follow up mine is heat seal-able, which means soldering; does
that mean it must be heated(unsoldered) to dissemble it?
about 20 quid on eBay uk, just type Mercedes Ribbon Cables and then you
need to find right model mate
@tech1559 A website is listed in the video description.
ask if you need technical direction
Lisa… please explain
Do you need a soldering iron to put the cables on? Thanks.
Need to know so as cause need to be Albee to drive by tonight
And it’s the temperature gauge that doesn’t work wants it back together as
we’ll
@scott smith- Awesome! Glad it was helpful and saved you a couple hundred
green backers 😉
Wanted to add this: getting the pointers off the instruments was very
difficult. Finally had to wrap a screwdriver in masking tape and wedging
the pointers off. Quite concerned that they would break off, but they
didn’t. Whew!
I’ve tried restarting the cluster and that still didn’t work
ive never had a problem after that
Do the other dials pull off like the one you demonstrated?
@ Eadamer and Oldsaber; no soldering is necessary to remove the cables, but
if you plurged for the heat-sealable ones then its easiest to use a T-tip
for your soldering iron. The website that sellers cables I think sells
those tips cheap. @Jerbob; I would be happy to repair your for you. Email
me.
@SilentServiceCode Lol. I used my smart phone camera with YouTube image
stabilization. Trippy indeed.
Good job thanks for making the video and for the link to the cables.
I have a ’98 mercedes E320, my instrument cluster LCD screen went out and
it looked different than the video, does it require unsoldering to remove
the ribbon cable? Do you have a video or give us direction on how to
unsolder the ribbon cable to remove it? Pls. advise procedure on how to
remove and reinstall this type of LCD cluster and what type of ribbon cable
to purchase. Thanks,
So far: first time I did the reassembly, one of the cables was not black
side down. Second time I reassembled it, the temperature and gas gauge
needles were not zeroed. Third time and after installation in the dash: all
three of the pixel displays quit (middle one was working before). Depending
on just how masochistic I feel, I’ll try again tomorrow.
I have got the left screen working with a new ribbon cable the middle
screen I have left untouched because it was working before and can seem to
get the right hand screen
all Mercedes modesl are different