Anybody else had their computer beep stop working? It was working fine the other day ie beeping when i was low on fuel and when it was below a certain temp. Is it fixable?

 

Yep, very common problem with the instrument clusters. I replaced mine cause I kept leaving my headlights on!

 

How do you replace it dude? is there any description of the problem on the net, or will i have to tap your brain?

 

What are you trying to replace? The whole cluster or the speaker?

The speaker is located on the circuit board of the instrument cluster. It is soldered on directly. I suppose you could attempt to replace just the speaker, but there is no telling if that is even the problem or if it is the circuitry. To remove the cluster, pull up the trim above the steering wheel. There will be two screws underneath. once you remove them the cluster will pull out, but only enough for you to stick your hand behind and remove the wiring plugs. There should be 4 to remove.

Once the cluster is out you have to disassemble it. There should be two brass nuts and a few (4?) regular screws. The outside cluster shell should pull away from the instruments and electronics. Once you get this far you should be able to see the speaker mounted on the circuit board.

 

Ah not good, i was hoping for a BMW type with the speaker located remotely. Sounds like it might be more hassle than it's worth, how much do the boards retail at?

 

I bought A used cluster for about 100 bucks from a junk yard. It had 5k more miles than my factory one, so I waited till they matched and swapped them out. You can't just swap the circuit board as the mileage goes with it.