B series dashboard fault
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Frontera B Series dashboard fault fix
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Fault
Speedo, Rev counter and fuel guage don't come on with the ignition, but will show when sidelights turned on
Applies to
All B series Fronteras
Required equipment
- Screwdriver
- Low wattage soldering iron
Difficulty Level
Medium
Estimated time to complete
1-2 hours
Fix
- Take out the 4 screws that hold in the facia - 2 by the speedo cocks on the underside of the dash, and 1 either side of the steering wheel behind the lower trim
- Once the facia is off the speedo cluster is held in by 4 screws you can then pull the speedo out a bit so you can disconnect the 3 cables
- Once you have the unit out you can remove the black panel that surrounds the speedo which also holds the perpex cover
- Then its onto the needles at first it seems the little buggers dont want to come off but a bit of prising with my fingers and a bit of and they came off luckily without taking the pins with them
- Now you can peel off the speedo black cover
- Remove the clear plastic cover (this just pops off)
- Now prise the board out by pushing back the little clips and there was 1 torx screw to take out. Also if you turn the thing over you will see in the corner a little square that a bit of the membrane goes into and there are a couple of bits of metal to bend back and now the board will pop out
- Using a low wattage soldering iron, check and retin connections on the board, particularly the ten connectors where the wiring loom attaches - Be careful!
- Reassemble the dash unit and refit
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