Volvo s60 dash clocks

**Tracey** · Tuesday 21st February 2012, 11:50

Can I fit used clocks I have my machanic saying yes and others saying no has anyone here done this??

**M-R-P** · Tuesday 21st February 2012, 11:53

Welcome to the forum. I can say from experience, no. Loads of people said yes, make sure the codes or year match, @rse! I tried 8 different DIMs and nothing worked. I even found a set of clocks with identical numbers and still nothing.

My crystal ball says your DIM is failing? or has failed?

2000 to 2003 model?

**Tracey** · Tuesday 21st February 2012, 12:11

Its 03 2.4 D5 What do I do then?

**M-R-P** · Tuesday 21st February 2012, 12:53

Plan A: unplug the battery for 2 hours, remove the DIM, take it apart and take the PCB to a TV/mobile phone shop and get them to resolder the Motorolla chip (one of 3 big chips on the board). It'll cost you about 30-45 quid. Refit the DIM, plug the battery back in and hope for the best. Usually, if done right, it will last for the rest of the time you own the car.
Plan B: (only when resoldering has failed a few times) Take it to Volvo, £732.50 later, a nice shiny new DIM, restyled and more reliable.

If I can be of any help, just ask

Martin.

**hamish** · Tuesday 21st February 2012, 15:04

Originally Posted by martinrpeachey

Welcome to the forum. I can say from experience, no. Loads of people said yes, make sure the codes or year match, @rse! I tried 8 different DIMs and nothing worked. I even found a set of clocks with identical numbers and still nothing.

My crystal ball says your DIM is failing? or has failed?

2000 to 2003 model?

Ignore Martin's reply you CAN USE SECOND HAND clocks/DIMs but there are 3 conditions:

1) Must be the same fuel (Diesel and Petrol have different rev counters)

2) The donor vehicle must be newer than the recipent. (although my 2002 S60 DIM is currently working fine in a 2004 XC90 !!)

3) The 'new' DIM WILL need programming in once fitted using Autologic (Diagnstic Tool for Volvos that is more versatile than Vida)

or

Bring the whole car to me and we will run diagnostics, repair your DIM, reprogramme/upgrade DIM software for a fraction of the cost of a new DIM from Volvo. We can even loan you a car while yours is being repaired.

This is a common complaint. We have 2 XC90s in our yard waiting for DIM Repairs.

Regards,
Hamish.
www.hlmtuning.co.uk

**hamish** · Tuesday 21st February 2012, 15:08

Originally Posted by martinrpeachey

Plan A: unplug the battery for 2 hours, remove the DIM, take it apart and take the PCB to a TV/mobile phone shop and get them to resolder the Motorolla chip (one of 3 big chips on the board). It'll cost you about 30-45 quid. Refit the DIM, plug the battery back in and hope for the best. Usually, if done right, it will last for the rest of the time you own the car.
Plan B: (only when resoldering has failed a few times) Take it to Volvo, £732.50 later, a nice shiny new DIM, restyled and more reliable.

If I can be of any help, just ask

Martin.

£800 that is an expensive repair !!! I think you'll find it was a case of trying to save money to spend money.

**M-R-P** · Tuesday 21st February 2012, 15:13

dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reprogramming? All the research I did on the subject pointed to the DIMs being a "flash once" and couldn't be reprogrammed!

dam

dam

grrrr

grrrr735quidgrrrr

dam

**Nathlm** · Tuesday 21st February 2012, 15:43

Originally Posted by martinrpeachey

dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reprogramming? All the research I did on the subject pointed to the DIMs being a "flash once" and couldn't be reprogrammed!

dam

dam

grrrr

grrrr735quidgrrrr

dam

Would I be rubbing salt into the wound if I told you how much we charge for a DIM repair?

£350 all in *natrunsandhide*

**M-R-P** · Tuesday 21st February 2012, 16:26

Originally Posted by Nathlm

Would I be rubbing salt into the wound if I told you how much we charge for a DIM repair?

£350 all in *natrunsandhide*

Oh marvelous!

Mind, it's about 120 quid for the petrol to get to you so I'm only 250 quid short

Hey-ho, lives and learns, where were you guys when I started this thread...
http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37519

**Nathlm** · Tuesday 21st February 2012, 19:52

Originally Posted by martinrpeachey

Oh marvelous!

Mind, it's about 120 quid for the petrol to get to you so I'm only 250 quid short

Hey-ho, lives and learns, where were you guys when I started this thread...
http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37519

Opps sorry didn't see that thread

xx

**Tracey** · Wednesday 22nd February 2012, 10:04

Great info thanks

**local-looney** · Wednesday 22nd February 2012, 10:22

K

Originally Posted by martinrpeachey

dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam dam !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reprogramming? All the research I did on the subject pointed to the DIMs being a "flash once" and couldn't be reprogrammed!

dam

dam

grrrr

grrrr735quidgrrrr

dam

Martin,been doin some digging...bba reman fix em for 99+vat,carriage and etm's for 180 all in!!!! Or shouldn't I tell u this!!

**M-R-P** · Wednesday 22nd February 2012, 10:34

Originally Posted by 850-shane

K

Martin,been doin some digging...bba reman fix em for 99+vat,carriage and etm's for 180 all in!!!! Or shouldn't I tell u this!!

BBa reman, dashclusters uk, there's a few of them. What most of them do is replace some capacitors on the power section of the board and re-solder the chips. £99 to £180 for that when all that's needed is the Motorolla chip resoldered? 40 quid from a tv repair shop is a better option in my opinion.
And stop worrying about your ETM

I had almost calmed down from spending 732 quid in september, now it's aaallll flooding back - hurrumph!

**local-looney** · Wednesday 22nd February 2012, 11:38

Originally Posted by martinrpeachey

BBa reman, dashclusters uk, there's a few of them. What most of them do is replace some capacitors on the power section of the board and re-solder the chips. £99 to £180 for that when all that's needed is the Motorolla chip resoldered? 40 quid from a tv repair shop is a better option in my opinion.
And stop worrying about your ETM

I had almost calmed down from spending 732 quid in september, now it's aaallll flooding back - hurrumph!

Better to have the knowledge than the ignorance!!!!!
And I had almost got over the etm issue.......until I opened the bonnet and saw the ticking timebomb with the words magne.......no,that's enough!!

**M-R-P** · Wednesday 22nd February 2012, 11:49

Really? you gotta magnetti? chances are it's been fixed already. stop worrying, it would have gone ages ago and been fixed already

here's how to tell... look at the etm, what colour is the sticker that you can see behind the dipstick?

**Yosser** · Wednesday 22nd February 2012, 12:06

FWIW I've just had my DIM repaired for £60 inc postage - sent it Monday, got it back today

**M-R-P** · Wednesday 22nd February 2012, 12:17

All I can do is repectfully say "well done".
Talk about can of worms! D'oh. In my defence, I'd grown so sick of fixing my old one, when it nearly caught fire on the M3, I was happy to pay the price of a new one, just to get it done!
And for those who haven't seen it...
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_7ZrfqB3zs[/ame]
This made me feel better