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In my experience, swapping the cluster in my 2002 s8 was a real pain and I would avoid doing this if you can. Or at least look at it as a last resort.

I had to buy 3 clusters for approx £100 each before I found a good one. My main dealer wasn't interested in trying to code a used unit so I was on my own.

I had no choice but to do it as it was draining my battery. A previous owner had butchered it to hide a ABS fault. It was also important for me to keep the mileage correct as mine is a relatively low mileage example.

If you look back through some of my previous threads I think I quote a company who claim to be able to clone your cluster if you send them your original and a replacement.

Unfortunately, if the Imo chip on your original is goosed then I don't know how useful this service would be. I would find this highly unlikely though.

Eventually I took both my original and used cluster to a local electronics repair shop near me and they swapped over the 3 necessary chips for £47. Millage, vin number, adaptations and Imo are all as original. No further coding or messing about required.

There are other companies out there who will do an Imo delete if you send them your ecu.

As I said earlier. Explore everything else before you decide the cluster needs replacing. Imho it's a high risk unit to be messing with.