Instrument Cluster Change PROBLEM

[Bullysteeth]

HI guys
Sorry its not a S2 but it is a S4 b5
I need to swap my clocks over, I have a replacement set that's all working unlike mine
Now in the S4 the clocks are programed to the car and it will not run with the replacement fitted
Can anyone help with this
Thanks guys

[Greg_S]

I expect you can recode with a vagcom. Probably worth checking in the Ross tech wiki

[M2ki]

Immo is in the cluster, vagcom can't help you.

[newsh]

You can do some stuff in the cluster on vagcom, not sure what though

[M2ki]

You need vag tacho or similar to read PIN from old and new cluster. After you have pin codes, then you can adapt with vag com / vcds.

[Bullysteeth]

Sounds hard guys

[LHD_Kid]

The more modern the Audi.... the harder it gets...

[Audicted]

The more modern the Audi.... the harder it gets...

This is the kind of stuff that makes me keep fixing my old cars

[NZSPQ]

HI guys
Sorry its not a S2 but it is a S4 b5
I need to swap my clocks over, I have a replacement set that's all working unlike mine
Now in the S4 the clocks are programed to the car and it will not run with the replacement fitted
Can anyone help with this
Thanks guys

Hi,

if you can still get access to the orignal ecu (from the car the cluster came from, you can either swap out the ecu, or just desolder the immo chip from the matching ecu and solder into yours. Done it several times on ecu swaps..

[M2ki]

Hi,

if you can still get access to the orignal ecu (from the car the cluster came from, you can either swap out the ecu, or just desolder the immo chip from the matching ecu and solder into yours. Done it several times on ecu swaps..

Ecu waits for a OK signal from immo (cluster), if you take immo and ecu from donor, then you need keys also (immo chip from fob) from the donor car.

If you are soldering stuff already, then it is easier to make immo off from ecu.


Ask help from somebody who has vag tacho and vcds cable and can use them.

[Bullysteeth]

Trying to find someone in the Midlands who can is proving a task in its self lol

[Dynasty]

Seach for vagtacho on eBay. On the older Audis the security pin followed the original keys (small label).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Latest-Versi...YAAOSwJ4hY9B0c

The instruction on how to pair up the new cluster is found here: http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index...r_Generation_2

[Bullysteeth]

Thanks pal, its says in the tech that I need the four pin code from the new unit, That I don't have

[M2ki]

You use that same linked vag tacho cable and software to read pin from "new" cluster.

Also you need vag com / vcds to read coding info from old cluster and later use that info to code "new" cluster.

[Bullysteeth]

Thanks pal, I just need to find someone more pc literate than me lol