So I bought a used gauge on ebay for an 1100 evo that only had 400 miles on it, but was informed it would not be plug and play.
Turned out it would be quite expensive to get it to work, the only option was to reprogram the new one to match my keys; $250.
Well being tight on money right now, i decided to try a different approach to repairing it. I have replaced many iphone LCD panels and digitizers, so how hard could it be?
for this you will need a t-6 precision torx bit screwdriver and a small (tiny) flat head precision bit. I already had a set of these I bought from home depot for less than $10.
As you can see it royally effed the gauge. Cracked the lcd glass, liquid bleeding in it, and broke the posts where it mounts to the headlight.
remove the 6 black torx screws and the case will come right apart.
now remove the 4 silver torx screws inside.
carefully pry the plastic indicator sheets off to reveal 2 more silver screws. remove them.
the plastic bezel pops right off. and disconnect the black connector that goes into the white plug to the left.
use a small flat head to open that clip, it doesnt come all the way out only about 1-2mm.
slide the ribbon cable out of the slot.
remove last silver screw in middle.
Then proceed to reassemble all the guts with new LCD into the good case from whatever gauge you purchased.
and voila
PRESTO, a working gauge that will work with your existing keys, keep your key code, mileage, and requires NO gauge reprogramming or ECU flashing.
