2000-2005 Discuss your 2000-2005 Bonneville SE, SLE, and SSEi Please use General Chat for non-mechanical issues, and Performance and Brainstorming for improvements.

insterment cluster question

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Dec 1, 2009 | 10:46 AM
  #1  
RNuOVR's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
RNuOVR is on a distinguished road
Default insterment cluster question

I guess by what i have read here it looks like i need a new cluster. my speedo stopped at 90 mph, it acts like 90 is really 0. the speed advances correctly from there and the cruise still works to but it wont return to zero. I found one on ebay but it looks like it came from an 2004 sle and I have an 2005 se. Can someone tell me if it will work. thanks

Stacy
Reply
Old Dec 1, 2009 | 11:56 AM
  #2  
Purplehazeir's Avatar
Senior Member
True Car Nut
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 7,979
Likes: 2
From: Arlington, WA
Purplehazeir is on a distinguished road
Default

Are all the other gauges accurate or reading correctly?
Reply
Old Dec 1, 2009 | 12:06 PM
  #3  
RNuOVR's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
RNuOVR is on a distinguished road
Default

All other gauges read correctly. bye the way thats a sweet ride you got there

Last edited by RNuOVR; Dec 1, 2009 at 12:52 PM. Reason: add more
Reply
Old Dec 4, 2009 | 11:56 PM
  #4  
st8fan's Avatar
Junior Member
 
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
st8fan is on a distinguished road
Default

Several of the gauges went out in my 04 SLE. I looked on Ebay for a replacement cluster but the Odometer on the replacement ones were much higher than I had on my car (over 100,000 vs the 50,000 I actually had on mine). I found that it was actually just the stepper motors that turn the needles on the gauges that were bad. Bought a set of six for ~$40 shipped on ebay. Unsoldered the bad ones and replaced. So far so good. Speedo, fuel and volt went bad on mine. ebay site
6) 2003 2004 2005 X25 168 GM GAUGE STEPPER MOTORS:eBay Motors (item 320395913406 end time Dec-06-09 05:50:20 PST)
Reply
Old Dec 7, 2009 | 03:13 PM
  #5  
95SLE's Avatar
Senior Member
True Car Nut
 
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 3,089
Likes: 0
From: Maryland, USA
95SLE is on a distinguished road
Default

Originally Posted by st8fan
Several of the gauges went out in my 04 SLE. I looked on Ebay for a replacement cluster but the Odometer on the replacement ones were much higher than I had on my car (over 100,000 vs the 50,000 I actually had on mine). [/url]
I know you do not need the information but there is actually a daughter board on the Instrument cluster that contains the displayed mileage. Change the daughter board and the mileage will read correctly.

BTW the instrument cluster board on the 04 and 05 SLE is a hard one to find. Took me almost 4 months last year to find one.
Reply
Old Dec 7, 2009 | 03:14 PM
  #6  
95SLE's Avatar
Senior Member
True Car Nut
 
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 3,089
Likes: 0
From: Maryland, USA
95SLE is on a distinguished road
Default

Originally Posted by RNuOVR
I guess by what i have read here it looks like i need a new cluster. my speedo stopped at 90 mph, it acts like 90 is really 0. the speed advances correctly from there and the cruise still works to but it wont return to zero. I found one on ebay but it looks like it came from an 2004 sle and I have an 2005 se. Can someone tell me if it will work. thanks

Stacy
Nope it will not. The SE is an easy find and cost less.
Reply
Old Dec 7, 2009 | 06:31 PM
  #7  
crunkfrunk's Avatar
Senior Member
Posts like a Corvette
 
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,389
Likes: 0
From: Cleveland, OH
crunkfrunk is on a distinguished road
Default

Well actually you can put an SSEi cluster or SLE one in for that matter, you won't be able to cycle through the DIC messages and won't have all the DIC info the SSEi would have but all the gauges will work by just dropping it in, however you cannot take the milage chip from your SE and put it in the SSEi cluster, the DIC will just be blank
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
egladman
1987-1991
18
Apr 14, 2008 01:36 PM
timbone
Everything Electrical & Electronic
12
Nov 15, 2007 11:42 PM
bonniville_ssei
Everything Electrical & Electronic
3
Jul 28, 2006 11:30 AM
bonniville_ssei
Everything Electrical & Electronic
3
Jun 15, 2006 10:57 AM
neekolas
Everything Electrical & Electronic
6
Oct 12, 2004 12:11 PM




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:14 AM.