The Displays On The Radio/where The Mileage Is Shown In My 2002 Bmw X5 Are Fading..how Is It Fixed?
November 4th, 2009 Posted in BMW
I have a 2002 BMW X5 and the displays on the radio and where the mileage is displayed are fading.
The mileage isn’t bad, but the radio display is patchy and hard to read.
What will need to be done to fix this?
About how much will it cost?
November 4th, 2009 at 6:49 am
If the instrument cluster is the “high” type then it has no replaceable bulb for it is illuminated by LED’s. But you can adjust the luminosity using the switch on the leftmost side of the dashboard (with a left hand drive vehicle). If it is the “low” type then there are replaceable bulbs at the back of the cluster.
LED’s are also the case with the radio (except those with a central video display). So the only alternative is to change the radio (specially if some of the LED’s go missing. Since you failed to mention what kind of radio your car has I can not tell you if the luminosity can be adjusted
(but usually they are not).
Both cluster and radio are costly and the former even needs to be coded if replaced. Labor depends on where you are. l hour for the cluster and radio each would be a fair charge.