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There's a snapping clasp on the connector, release the clip and as it lifts, the conx moves out.
Posted by: RexNICO (11364) on 2015-11-21 17:53:59 In Reply to: I started on the left. Is the screwdriver to pry the connector off? Mine seems to be stuck... posted by SteveChic on 2015-11-21 22:14:05	Share \| Report

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The images will help show how the clip that "straddles" the connector ratchets into place and has to be lifted to release.

Thread:

Smoke in the cockpit... - SteveChic 2015-11-21 21:21:55 (364 views)
- Connector Question... - SteveChic 2015-11-30 19:58:18 (189 views)
  - The insert slides out the bottom of the outer shell, then all you need is a tiny flat screwdriver - silva 2015-12-02 22:05:05 (252 views)
    - Thanks. Got it apart, and confirmed my suspicion that the pinout is not the same... - SteveChic 2015-12-06 15:33:45 (176 views)
- Update2: Anyone dealt with BBA-Reman?... - SteveChic 2015-11-25 18:31:59 (169 views)
- Update... - SteveChic 2015-11-22 14:40:32 (274 views)
  - I have both a spare cluster, and I should have all of the dash wiring you need. - Trango 2015-11-22 19:38:17 (260 views)
    - Interested in what you have re cluster+wiring. email sent. - SteveChic 2015-11-25 10:39:29 (189 views)
    - Great! Can I swap in a cluster with my VAG tool? Not sure about the imobilizer. - SteveChic 2015-11-22 20:42:55 (182 views)
      - No, you'll need the SKC, which requires more than VCDS. You can have ECU IMMO defeated  -  RexNICO  2015-11-22 21:21:54 (241 views)
        
        Never used, or seen the SKC. How do I defeat the IMMO?   -  SteveChic  2015-11-22 21:52:14 (246 views)
        
        Not uncommon for ECU tunes to include IMMO defeat.   -  RexNICO  2015-11-22 17:47:42 (246 views)
        
        How do I check? I have the GIAC stage 1...  -  SteveChic  2015-11-23 00:45:41 (211 views)
        
        Easy: Start the car without the cluster. If it stays running: Immo is off. If it shuts down: Immo On  -  silva  2015-11-23 05:26:14 (216 views)
        
        If it shuts down, it appears I will be locked out for a while...  -  SteveChic  2015-11-23 10:34:37 (206 views)
        
        You need to take the ECU out of the car. I have a spare US cluster if you need one...   -  silva  2015-11-23 20:41:11 (268 views)
        
        Interested. email sent.   -  SteveChic  2015-11-25 10:38:25 (216 views)
        
        I have not seen an email from you...even checked my junk mail.   -  silva  2015-11-26 13:08:20 (164 views)
        
        Is the hint email popup from your forum name accurate?   -  SteveChic  2015-11-27 11:25:29 (188 views)
        
        That's the one.   -  silva  2015-11-27 12:39:50 (170 views)
        
        OK. Test email sent. I didn't find a non-deliver notice, so it's somewhere. lol   -  SteveChic  2015-11-29 11:06:51 (170 views)
  - Email me and I'll get you the schematics for the instrument cluster. Then you can investigate. - silva 2015-11-22 16:16:16 (232 views)
    - Trying to source that part of the wiring harness, and a box of Scotch locks. Leads appreciated. - SteveChic 2015-11-22 16:52:18 (259 views)
      - I think I have that connector & 6-8 inches of the harness, but couldn't send until 11/30 - RexNICO 2015-11-22 19:02:12 (188 views)
        
        Great! I love this forum. If I don't connect with Trango, I'll get back to you. - SteveChic 2015-11-22 15:44:13 (231 views)
- Check the wiring from the headlight switch. There was a recall on the C5 chassis for this. - stuklr 2015-11-21 22:34:41 (263 views)
  - I checked online about the recall. I seems it's for the halogen low beam cars only. - SteveChic 2015-11-22 20:46:06 (241 views)
- Can I drive the car without the gauge cluster, or is it required for operation? - SteveChic 2015-11-21 22:15:29 (269 views)
  - Required. Car won't run without it. It holds the immobilizer info. - silva 2015-11-21 23:03:49 (296 views)
- There's a cover above the steering column. Pull it straight towards the steering wheel... - silva 2015-11-21 21:51:35 (278 views)
  - I got the cluster loose. Having connector trouble... - SteveChic 2015-11-21 22:12:11 (335 views)
  - All I can add to silva's instructions, is have a stubby flathead screw driver handy - RexNICO 2015-11-21 21:55:16 (282 views)
    - I started on the left. Is the screwdriver to pry the connector off? Mine seems to be stuck... - SteveChic 2015-11-21 22:14:05 (243 views)
      - There's a snapping clasp on the connector, release the clip and as it lifts, the conx moves out.  -  RexNICO  2015-11-21 17:53:59 (267 views)
        
        Lifted, but no movement...  -  SteveChic  2015-11-21 18:16:15 (272 views)
        
        Did you attempt to lift the latch on the others?   -  RexNICO  2015-11-21 23:27:50 (233 views)
        
        I have not tried the other connectors....  -  SteveChic  2015-11-22 00:00:11 (262 views)
        
        Other connectors came off easily. Blue appears welded on.   -  SteveChic  2015-11-22 20:47:41 (231 views)
        
        So my descriptions made more sense with those, huh?   -  RexNICO  2015-11-22 21:22:32 (189 views)
        
        Your description was fine. Pics always help confirm we are talking about the same thing.   -  SteveChic  2015-11-22 16:46:08 (230 views)

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