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      01-18-2016, 06:37 PM   #1
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My BMW F20 cluster SMD change from orange to white

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I took out the cluster and carefully took off the back case

The SMD Chips are under the speed limiter light (be extra careful if you attempt to do this) you have to take it out without damaging the ribbon, also make sure you remember to put it back exactly how it was or it won't be aligned when using the speed limiter

Taking out the smd chips should be to hard, I used suction pen and desoldering wick/brade, also very important is isopropanol to make sure the board and chips are clean

I ended up changing 8 LEDs, I used white so it looked like I bought the car with them in, looks a lot better than blue

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My name is nathan, I live in Manchester, United Kingdom and can travel so if you want this done to you car send me an email Nathan.peltier@rocketmail.com

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Hi Nath. Great work! The instruments look really crisp and clear now. I suppose you could change the LED's to any colour. How long did it take?
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Hi Nath. Great work! The instruments look really crisp and clear now. I suppose you could change the LED's to any colour. How long did it take?
Hey, thank you very much 😊 yes any colour you want and took me about 2 hours to be honest, I was checking each led as I put them in to make sure they worked
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