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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 01:04 AM
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failed ca smog test, not cuz of emissions, but of my idiot lights...

i need to renew my registration by may 7th, so im kinda tight on time. tried to smog my vehicle, and passed the emissions part, but none of my idiot light works. mainly inorder to pass the test, i need the "check engine" light functional. well, none of them works. brought it to my mechanic and said the whole cluster needs to be replaced. i found on mazdatrix that theres a cluster surround replacement, but i cant find a replacement for the cluster itself.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 01:12 AM
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hmmm the only thing i can think of is go to a junk yard and find a new cluster OR look in the "for sale" section of the forums you might get lucky and find one for a cheap price, i'm going to need a gauge cluster too as soon as my engine is finished.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 01:24 AM
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Junk yard. Pick-n-pull around here charges $20 for that cluster
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 01:29 AM
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Go to http://www.mazdamark.com/ everything you need and it will work right.
Icemark does good work.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 01:36 AM
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S4 or S5. Your in the bay area. Me too. I got one you can buy, its for an S5.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 02:03 AM
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PSHH... one of many reasons why California is ghey...
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted by a_drift
S4 or S5. Your in the bay area. Me too. I got one you can buy, its for an S5.

its for a s5, where you located and how much?

and where on mazdamark is the products? all i see is information about rx7s

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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by 2713ddddavid
Go to http://www.mazdamark.com/ everything you need and it will work right.
Icemark does good work.
His website is not working to the point of ordering something off it.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 09:46 AM
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Wow, that sucks. I wonder what happened to his site? Anyway, PM Icemark and ask him if he is still repairing idiot light clusters. If you are good and soldering you can do it yourself, but I wouldn't recommend to amateur solderers.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 11:15 AM
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PSHH... one of many reasons why California is ghey...
Yeah, we all wish we lived in tennessee.

Idiot lights < Laguna Seca
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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well at least here it isnt a big ordeal about passing regulations and crap with a car.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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my check engine light is intermittant, and i just passed smog, i'm not sure they guy even looked for it
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 12:44 PM
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To hell with tests like that...In SC as long as you're not shooting jet black smoke or blood out of your exhaust..your word.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 12:51 PM
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I think I'd get a meter out and check the cluster plug to see if it's got power going to it before I threw money at it. It might not even be plugged in.

The Black/Yellow wire should be getting power from the METER fuse if the key is ON or better.

If the key is to ON or better, you can remove the small plug from the alternator and put a ground on the WHITE/BLACK wire. When you do that the idiot lights should all come on. There's only two wires there so it's hard to mess that up.

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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 07:57 AM
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I've never heard of one going out completely due to the idiot cluster. Some of the lights, sure. Completely... sounds like another issue.

Do what Hailers said.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 08:45 AM
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 12:21 PM
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if u need one and want to come to the east bay to pick one up, the 925, let me know, got one for free u could have, it comes with a car too!
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by jgrts20
His website is not working to the point of ordering something off it.
I searched the forum for Icemark.

http://www.mazdamark.com

The link is working right now. Click rebuilding your parts.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 03:22 PM
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i just payed 100.00 and got my smog taken care of what part of cali you from ?
my 7 will never pass smog but it did.
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