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Old 09-07-2013, 04:03 PM   #33
smshirk
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Originally Posted by KevinH1990 View Post
I am continuing my effort to install a Carrera Gauge cluster in my 2000 Boxster. The Carrera cluster has a damaged clock/oil gauge lcd and you can see here:



I haven't found anyone who can repair a broken lcd, so I thought I would try installing the Carrera Gauge faces on my Boxster circuit board. You can see the results here:




When I use the Carrera gauge faces on the Carrera Board, everything works OK with the exception of the damaged lcd. (It works, but it is unsightly.)

When I use the Boxster circuit board, every works OK except the voltmeter. As you can see in the first picture, the Carrera/Carrera combination reads between 11 and 12 volts when the ignition is switched on. The second picture shows that the Carrera/Boxster combination reads 0 when the car is on.

(When the car is running, the oil gauge reads between 4 and 5 with either combination.)

Any suggestions on what I might try next? The circuit boards appear identical and have the same part number. However, there are so many components on each that it is not possible for me to be sure they are identical.




In this photo, the Carrera circuit board is on top and the Boxster is below.

There is a company that fixes electronics parts for BMWs, Porsches Audi etc that I bet can fix the problem with the original cluster you installed. i have them bookmarked somewhere on my pc. They fixed my hvac controller for 50 bucksw and fixed my radio face on my m3' that cost a little more but still under an 100. Ill fnd there URL and post it
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