Learnings after calling Volkswagen and speaking to a cluster repair service.?
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You need to speak to VW to find the specific part numbers for clusters that will work with your VIN.
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Once you've located a replacement cluster, I bought one on eBay, you'll need to inspect the circuit board for corroded or weak soldering. After cleaning and resoldering any poor connections you'll then use software to reprogram the EEPROM chip with the the odometer and vehicle information. I suggest doing some YouTube searches to learn more about programming EEPROMs. This is the process that the instrument cluster repair services use to program a new to you vehicle cluster with your vehicles information.?
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Then install your new to you cluster. This is pretty simple if you are comfortable with some basic automotive work. Good video here on that process. https://youtu.be/RXM7ZreBuuY?si=4gx4ks80IO2qJEFt
Kyle Henderson