Gauge Cluster Rebuild
#11
- China clone: 1 year warranty
- OEM VDO: 5 year warranty
And I'd hardly call 12 years and 226k miles "premature". At that age, I expect all kinds of things to need replacing.
Last edited by GoremanX; 08-26-2012 at 09:00 AM.
#12
Doug
#13
As for the stealership, they can lick my sack. The replacement cluster they sell me (and then charge me to reprogram) would have the same new VDO LCD, and it would cost $1000+ for the whole job. The cost difference between a rebuild with a Chinese clone or a VDO LCD is about $90 ($140 vs $229). And as I stated above:
- China clone: 1 year warranty
- OEM VDO: 5 year warranty
For 4 extra years of warranty and a matching appearance without need of any tint film, I'll cough up the extra $90 without complaint.
#14
I had tha cluster apart 4 times before I had the right (35%) tint and the plastic piece to keep the roll from hitting the LCD.
All in all, I wish I'd bought the VDO so I didn't have to go through all of that. The soldering pads are pretty sucky on the Chinese ones too. Soesn't take much dwell time before they start sliding around on you.
#15
Got my gauge cluster back with a brand new VDO gen 2 LCD installed. Looks fantastic, perfect match to the rest of the displays, way better than the cheap Chinese one I had put into my wife's A6. Definitely worth the extra money in my opinion.
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