[Garage86!]

Yea the previous owner swapped all the oem LED for green ones... didnt look THAT bad but now all of the led's for the rpm gauge have died hahaha really just want to get a whole new cluster from the dealer with all the factory colors in it. But looks like even if i get a replacement directly for my car its gotta be programmed so looks like i gotta download techstream XD

Originally Posted by Luns

With keyed ignition, you will definitely have to deal with programming the cluster.

The 17+ digital clusters that people upgrade to, come from trim levels that do not have keyed ignition and have not been programmed to a keyed immobilizer. For the purposes of this discussion you can think of the retrofitted units the same as unprogrammed new units. Whether you have a new cluster, or a used cluster from a push-to-start car, it will be the same: you need to program the unit.

The one corner case which I don't know about yet, is how things are with a used cluster that's already been programmed to another car. I don't know if it can be directly programmed to a new car just like a virgin cluster, or if you have to jump through some hoops to de-program it first. But seeing as you're just looking to get a new unit, this is a moot point. Whatever the case, you still end up doing the programming.

That said, I do wonder whether the problem you're trying to solve, is actually a matter of the gauge itself, or of something else in the car. Not knowing more details of your symptoms, I have to trust that you diagnosed things correctly.