I've had the black instrument panel combination meter failure about 4-5 times now over the past few years and I know it's going to eventually fail completely. I'm at 18 years and 340K (original owner). Would anyone know of a place in NJ that would be willing to fix this for me at an affordable price? I haven't gotten a quote from my stealership, but have heard that many are asking for thousands. This is not something I can attempt, especially considering my lack of patience <g>. Thanks! Bechi
Get a board out of another car it's going to be your cheapest option. Not all of them in the world are broken . Whilst that one in hand they're a million videos how to go about it. But ya should get a junk part before disabling you're car and so on.playibg with ground wire under twilight can revive door open sign and display very quickly and keeping car alive never lets it go dark . But it's too many instructions to keep up with .
it is unlikely any pro will do it for cheap, it is a big job. anyone should be cheaper than a dealer though.
Well, in the grand scheme, it's quite a small job, and someone who's practiced could probably turn it around in less than an hour. The dealership won't attempt to replace the cap and will purchase and program a new board which is super expensive. Keeping the board and replacing the cap is close to 100% reliable but I agree even smalltime fixers will probably charge a couple hundred. We all need to eat.
Thanks, fragglestickcar. Hoping someone might know of a place that can do it for less than four figures. Less than $500 and I'll be very happy!
Watch the youtube on how to get to it . . . i.e. remove the dash and remove the meter from the dash. They do this: Cheap and Easy Combo Meter Repair | PriusChat
Nuh uh. I know there are a bunch of videos out there and a bazillion threads on how to DIY this, and from looking at these, I know I definitely do NOT have the patience to fiddle around with the dash to do this myself! Thank you, but I know better! <g>
When you find someone to do this repair; make sure you do a real good inspection of their work - after it's finished. On a car that old, a lot of the dash board plastic is going to be very brittle and will break easily. Place your nails between the plastic seams they need to remove and give them a gentle tug. If they pop out, the retaining tabs are busted and will probably pop-off when you go over a bump.
