General: - Drivers Information Module (DIM) replacement - Page 13

S60-MBS · Dec 6th, 2009, 19:57

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Originally Posted by Propofol

The unit is still a piece of crap and should not go wrong during the lifetime of the car. Unless the lifetime of a car is now under six years?

Why defend Volvo on this matter? Why defend any car manufacturer? £500 is a lot of money for a cheap piece of electronics - a laptop can be bought for £300 and is far superior in power and complexity.

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Originally Posted by Clan

Thats an eye opener yes , The laptop could easily run the whole car 10 times over . but i guess volumes of units come into it too , 100's of 1000's of DIMs and 10's of millions of laptops though.

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Originally Posted by hermo

Mine's just gone!! Got a 2003 2.4T 63000 miles. Only had the car 7 weeks bought from a Volvo dealer as an approved used car. Guess what...warranty doesn't cover it....! £500 quoted but dealer offered to pay half. NOT happy!

Things like this especially the costs put me off Volvo but when I think back to the safety of volvo I cant bare to think of driving anything else,The thread from Monkeymatt is enough to convince me stick to Volvo,Myself and my kids having survived something similar not to long ago.

Propofol · Dec 8th, 2009, 11:38

Hermo I think you would have good grounds to reject the car. Seven weeks is a pitiful amount of time for them to give up any responsibility, warranty or not.

Perhaps a trip to the small claims court may convince them otherwise? It would cost them more than that to represent themselves.

If all else fails it is a simple resolder of the main chip, mine still going 'strong' since I redid mine.

Propofol · Dec 8th, 2009, 11:42

Point taken Clan, but the laptop has got cheaper with time - the technology to produce it has become cheaper so surely the DIM is now cheaper to produce or you could even redesign it and produce it for less - do they replace the whole head unit or just the PCB?

They need only change the PCB, the rest of it is fine.

nickmax59 · Dec 15th, 2009, 20:12

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Originally Posted by wynnj

Thanks, I realised that from previous discussions, but that's opaque to most users and presumably the display itself is still controlled by the DIM, even if it gets its information from elsewhere. Still I suppose we should be glad the odometer doesn't go into warp mode like the clock and start clocking up the miles unilaterally!

Mine failed a while ago (V70 D5 160K.). I followed a very good post on this forum to solder it up. It lasted a fortnight. I then soldered it up again, this time it lasted about a month. Eack time It comes back to life it does not increment the mileage, it carries on from where it left off. As all the indicators work and I use my sat nav for speed, I am not too worried about it. Until tonight that is when, on the way home it went into "disco mode". All the warning lights lit randomly in time to road noise. When I envually got home and took the ignition key out, it still did not stop. It is now on the table awaiting it's next assault from the soldering iron. I am not going to pay £850 for a new one from a stealer.

Clan · Dec 15th, 2009, 20:26

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Originally Posted by nickmax59

. I am not going to pay £850 for a new one from a stealer.

They are £550 now and you can probably get a bit of discount .

nickmax59 · Dec 21st, 2009, 23:13

That's what the local dealer quoted me. It included VAT, fitting and clearing the fault codes. Thanks to this forum, I know better now.
As BBA-Reman are very near to where I work, I will probably take it in there. I just want to check out some of the wiring first. Thanks anyway.

monv6 · Jan 11th, 2010, 19:59

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Originally Posted by Model flyer

Hi I have just had my DIM repaired . My car is a late 02 v70 D5 and has covered 160,000 miles .It still drives like a near new car but the dim started to mess about. First was the trip reset not working properly then indicator ,clock etc . I tried resoldering the board but obviously missed an important joint as it still didn't work properly. So I took it BBA reman
http://www.bba-reman.com/catalogue/index.aspxat Rochester airport in kent . Cost £172-50 with a two year warranty . Excellent service although they are very busy and took four working days. Recommended and everything works perfectly.

hi how are things with your dim......has the repair by bba-reman solved the problem......if so what was done to it......

jimbo666 · Mar 3rd, 2010, 22:25

Ive had my DIM repaired by BBA. I've had it all back in the car for just over a month, working perfectly! Went to work today, working as usual. Then I started car to come home, DIM dead again

I phoned BBA up and they are going to have a look at it again. Thank god BBA offer two years warranty.

narrowboat · Mar 8th, 2010, 18:59

was talking to a bloke today who dose the electronics on elec mobility scooters,he said to takethe dim off and he will resolder it for me

Propofol · Mar 8th, 2010, 19:02

I resoldered mine, the info display still works but the handbrake warning is a bit erratic.

I will resolder it again at the weekend, I think part of the problem is that I forgot to reseal the PCB after it came out and I'd suspect the condensation from the cold winter mornings has got to it.

In fairness it has worked fine for the past five months or so since I did it.

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Dec 8th, 2009, 11:38	#122
Propofol Senior Member Last Online: Oct 11th, 2019 21:59 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: West Kent	Hermo I think you would have good grounds to reject the car. Seven weeks is a pitiful amount of time for them to give up any responsibility, warranty or not. Perhaps a trip to the small claims court may convince them otherwise? It would cost them more than that to represent themselves. If all else fails it is a simple resolder of the main chip, mine still going 'strong' since I redid mine.

Dec 8th, 2009, 11:42	#123
Propofol Senior Member Last Online: Oct 11th, 2019 21:59 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: West Kent	Point taken Clan, but the laptop has got cheaper with time - the technology to produce it has become cheaper so surely the DIM is now cheaper to produce or you could even redesign it and produce it for less - do they replace the whole head unit or just the PCB? They need only change the PCB, the rest of it is fine.

Dec 21st, 2009, 23:13	#126
nickmax59 New Member Last Online: Feb 6th, 2011 20:40 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Newport Isle of Wight	That's what the local dealer quoted me. It included VAT, fitting and clearing the fault codes. Thanks to this forum, I know better now. As BBA-Reman are very near to where I work, I will probably take it in there. I just want to check out some of the wiring first. Thanks anyway.

Mar 3rd, 2010, 22:25	#128
jimbo666 Junior Member Last Online: Jan 15th, 2013 18:35 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Northants	Ive had my DIM repaired by BBA. I've had it all back in the car for just over a month, working perfectly! Went to work today, working as usual. Then I started car to come home, DIM dead again I phoned BBA up and they are going to have a look at it again. Thank god BBA offer two years warranty.

Mar 8th, 2010, 18:59	#129
narrowboat Junior Member Last Online: Jul 2nd, 2010 22:36 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: peterborough	was talking to a bloke today who dose the electronics on elec mobility scooters,he said to takethe dim off and he will resolder it for me

Mar 8th, 2010, 19:02	#130
Propofol Senior Member Last Online: Oct 11th, 2019 21:59 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: West Kent	I resoldered mine, the info display still works but the handbrake warning is a bit erratic. I will resolder it again at the weekend, I think part of the problem is that I forgot to reseal the PCB after it came out and I'd suspect the condensation from the cold winter mornings has got to it. In fairness it has worked fine for the past five months or so since I did it.

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