Rev/Speedo Dial Illumination

[TomB59]

Hello All,

 

My recently purchased (in October 2016) 2010 Octavia has developed a fault with the dash lighting.

 

The Rev needle no longer lights up (on rare occasions it may light up for a few minuets while driving). I have noticed the Speedo needle sometimes flickers as well (which is a greater worry). I have seen discussions about having this fixed by various workshops, however, I am an electronics engineer of sorts and believe I will be able to tackle this job myself.

 

Here are the questions:

 

1) Does anyone have a part number (or specifications) for the SMD LED's I would need to replace?

2) I might as well replace all the LED's that are likely to fail (such as speedo), which ones are they and how many LED's are there in total?

 

I don't want to take the dash out, to then order the right parts, I would much rather have them ready for a quicker job.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated from a first time owner of a Skoda!

 

Tom

 

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Skoda Octavia MK2 2010

Face Lift

1.9 TDI - BXE

[langers2k]

I don't think it's the LED's that fail but it's actually the regulator for them. I haven't got first hand experience to confirm unfortunately.

 

On the maxidot cluster I have apart here, it's 16 LED's which look to be about 3mmx4mm so probably a 3528.

- 4 for the speed/rpm dial

- 2 for the speed/rpm needle

- 1 for the temp/fuel dial

- 1 for the temp/fuel needle

[TomB59]

Thanks, that is a very good start.

 

Perhaps someone can confirm the regulator issue and maybe even provide a spec/part number for it.

 

Thanks again!

[stevfire2]

its an led problem, very very common. numerous posts on here. ive had mine replaced(by cartronix at waterlooville.), as have many others. not sure how many you need, but dash removal is a 5 minute job. if youre going to do this yourself it would make an interesting feature!. they replaced all mine in 1/2 hour.

                                                                             steve

[TomB59]

Thanks,

 

If I do end up doing this then I will take some photos and write it up for the benefit of others.

 

You say that dash removal is so simple, then maybe I should just get on with it and see what I will find?

 

I have time off work next week, maybe I will find the time to do it then. In the mean time, if anyone has anymore information on the original 2 questions then I would appreciate your input.

[Eddie-NL]

It is the LED that fails or the solder joint

 

I fixed one for a member on here

 

Here is where I bridged the faulty LED with tweezers

 

 

Where are you located in Suffolk

[TomB59]

Hi Eddie,

 

That photo explains a lot. Now I know that I can definatly do it, and it looks like these are standard smd LEDs that can be purchased from Rapid in Colchester.

 

Thanks for that.

 

Its interesting that you say bridging one LED made the other one work. My initial worry was that if both LEDs died at the same time,it could have been the LED regulator/driver. However this now seems like a simple LED replacement.

 

(I'm in Felixstowe)

[Eddie-NL]

There are 6x in total

 

they are wired like this

 

Speedo = 2x Leds wired in-line

Rev Counter = 2x Leds wired in-line

Fuel and Temperature = 2x Leds wired in-line

 

By bridging the faulty one allowed the others to work

 

The hardest bit is to remove the speedo needles

 

If you have any issues send me a PM

Edited 9 February, 2017 by Eddie-NL

[TomB59]

Thanks for the info.

 

I hope to do this repair next week. I will update this post then and if it goes well, will prepare a write up

[gabi2004]

Hello!

Question: on diesel vrs 2007 maxidot, how can i activate staging or it is not possible? in vcds or vas pc or odis i can't find anything.

Thx!

[Eddie-NL]

2 hours ago, gabi2004 said:

Hello!

Question: on diesel vrs 2007 maxidot, how can i activate staging or it is not possible? in vcds or vas pc or odis i can't find anything.

Thx!

Not possible

[Anddenton]

+1 not available on pre-facelift models.

[TomB59]

I have ordered smd led's from Rapid.

 

Just one other question before I go ahead with the repair on Monday.

 

If I disconect the negative terminal of the battery before I remove the Instrument Cluster, is there any reason why I should worry about the Immobilizer not working once I have finished the repair? Ive seen threads where people have had issues with their immobilizers once they removed the Instrument Cluster.

[stevfire2]

ive never bothered disconnecting the battery to be honest. youre only unplugging 1 jackplug. i believe the issue with the immobiliser is not to turn the ignition key on whilst the cluster is out.(or something very similiar along those lines. it has been mentioned on a previous post somewhere.)

[TomB59]

Hello Everyone,

 

Spent a total of about an hours worth of work on the Octavia today. The Resault: see attached photo

 

I will create a detailed write-up, however should it be a continuation of this thread or placed somewhere else?

I was thinking perhaps a PDF with all the photos and instructions as a tutorial?

 

Thank you everyone for all your help.

[TheClient]

Well done on the fix. I like some step instructions and photos (like your hosted photo) in the thread but a pdf also works and means you can download locally. Photos seem to disappear if removed from hosting source after a while, so maybe the pdf is better. Others may feel more strongly either way. 

[AIVARASPAIN]

Hi TomB59 could you tell my size of smd led ? And how did you removed the needles?

[Dario0308]

Hello,

 

TomB59, could you send photo or PDF or some video abour replacement speed dial illumination?

I need replace in my skoda octavia mk2 2011.

Please help me.

 

Best regards

[langers2k]

30 minutes ago, Dario0308 said:

Hello,

 

TomB59, could you send photo or PDF or some video abour replacement speed dial illumination?

I need replace in my skoda octavia mk2 2011.

Please help me.

 

Best regards

 

The guide can be found here: