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Overhead Compass/Temp Fix

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by misc, Nov 9, 2008.

  1. Oct 13, 2019 at 7:27 AM
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    tweety

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    After 13 years, my temp display would go in and out. I mashed down on the 510 resistors and just heated up the existing solder and so far all is well.

    Many thanks to Tacoma World and to misc for this thread.
     
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  2. Oct 28, 2019 at 12:45 PM
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    Just did this fix over the weekend. Never done any soldering before but this turned out to be a very easy fix.
     
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  3. Nov 24, 2019 at 5:03 PM
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    Thanks so much for the tip. Just what was required to fix my compass. Greatly appreciate the post!
     
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  4. Dec 14, 2019 at 5:15 PM
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    I went to take down my console and noticed the screw above the sunglass holder is missing. Any idea what type of screw I can replace it with without damaging the threads?
     
  5. Jan 3, 2020 at 8:19 PM
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    I just did this fix on a new-to-me '05. One of the 510's was rattling around loose in the console when I took it off. A little solder and it worked like a charm.
    @Tacochan I didn't look that close at the screw but I think it was pretty coarse on the threads. My console snaps in pretty snug—maybe you're ok without it?
     
  6. Jan 8, 2020 at 12:36 PM
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  7. Jan 10, 2020 at 11:59 PM
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  8. Jan 11, 2020 at 6:43 AM
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    I fixed mine a few times, but the circuit board was getting a little worn out. (Guess I'm not the best with a solder gun...lol) I thought there must be a better solution, and this was it. Best of all, it's a very reasonably priced Toyota product.

    I bought my overhead console off Ebay because Toyota didn't offer that in the 2008 X-Runners. I knew about the problem before I bought it, and also saw descriptions of home repairs. There were other repair options, such as buying a new overhead console from Toyota (~$1,000?), or shipping it off to someone to do another "temp" repair, but they would end up being more than the Toyota replacement module in the long run. In the end there was only two options, keep fixing it myself or buy the Toyota module.

    Lets just say I haven't been the least bit disappointed in my decision.
     
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  9. Feb 26, 2020 at 6:30 PM
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    I purchased from this exact link a month ago and the part I received already had a burnt screen and would not turn on. Dealing with Amazon returns for a replacement now. Your mileage will hopefully vary.
     
  10. Feb 29, 2020 at 5:24 PM
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    New truck, first post. Thanks for this fix TW.
    Photo Feb 28, 11 43 30 AM.jpg
    Photo Feb 28, 11 49 04 AM.jpg
     
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  11. Mar 12, 2020 at 4:52 PM
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    Compass has never worked on my '09.

    I popped it out today, but hastily I had my soldering gun to hot and burnt the board. I am going to replace the resistors, but help me understand the layout.

    IMG_0650.jpg

    That correct?
     
  12. Mar 12, 2020 at 5:01 PM
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    See the post right above yours for layout
     
  13. Mar 12, 2020 at 5:06 PM
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    I saw the post. My board is a tad different than his and want to confirm.
     
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    Not sure on the layout, but you know those are 51 ohm resistors, right? It won’t work if you put 510 ohm resistors in there.
     
  15. Mar 12, 2020 at 5:28 PM
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    Yes, correct. I just labeled them as shown on the board. I miss not having a radio shack anymore. I went to order some resistors, but they ship from China and I don't think that's the way to go these days.
     
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    https://www.mouser.com/

    https://www.digikey.com/
     
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  17. Mar 16, 2020 at 9:17 AM
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    Decided to take the plunge and try my soldering skills. Made sure to use 40/60 electronic solder with flux/rosin core. Also was able to scratch the old 510 smd resistors off with no effort, one was standing at an angle.

    Made sure to touch the soldering iron on the old solder traces on the board until they turned bright. Forgot to take pics. Then take the solder wire and solder iron to melt a drop of solder on to the old solder traces. Then bend the new resistor leads to fit the position of the old solder traces. Hold the resistor lead on the old solder traces with the tip of the solder iron until the solder flows. Makes for a neater solder job.

    Was able to find and use 47 ohm resistors at TriTek Electronic in Phoenix, also found 51 ohm at Circuit Specialists in Phx, but was leery that they didn't have the correct colour bands.

    https://www.tritekelectronics.com/

    https://www.circuitspecialists.com/

    IMG_8389.jpg

    Tada, success. Thx OP. Ooops just noticed the resistors are swapped opposite, still working tho.

    IMG-8391.jpg
     
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  18. Mar 16, 2020 at 10:08 AM
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    Resistors aren't polarity sensitive, so the only thing affected would be a sense of OCD. Nice neat soldering job though.
     
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  19. Mar 16, 2020 at 12:38 PM
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    Very clean. Good job.
     
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  20. Mar 24, 2020 at 10:58 AM
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    Thanks for the post, The pics didn't come up but the verbiage was perfect. Took me longer to find the right Torx bit then it did to do the whole repair.
     
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