91 and older Benz owners - does your instrument cluster clock still function?
 

I am wondering... how many owners here of the older Mercedes still have a properly functioning instrument cluster clock?

I hope I do not jinx myself, but when I got my 85' 380SE, I was amazed that the instrument cluster clock was still in perfect working order. As far as I can tell, it has never been repaired/replaced. I find it amazing, because out of all of the older cars I have owned with an instrument cluster clock, none have ever operated. Seems to be an extremely common problem on ALL older cars. Aside from the A/C systems on cars, this seems to be the next thing that typically goes out.

Knowing my luck, I just jinxed myself and the clock will now be on the fritz. :D

I have a 1979 300TD and a 1989 300SE--both clocks work perfectly.

Joe B.

You're obviously not used to German cars!

Oh, perhaps I am mistaken? Fool that I am :D, I gathered that it was common from a Mercedes site link that was posted here on the boards. Someone on the site was talking about "common problems" and this was one of them mentioned. Perhaps I should just delete this then..... sorry. :uhoh2:

Now I feel like a fool.:silly:

Mine died (86 560sl) but I replaced the capacitors on it and it worked fine. I refinish instrument clusters and I had some spare clock mechanisms. I replaced caps on 4 others, and three were revived!

The clock/tach on my 82 300D works fine. The clock on my 83 240D failed and has been replaced.

yes
 

all of my clocks work perfectly

86' 300E ...still tickin.

1987 300SE Euro. Judging by the accuracy of the clock in mine, one would think this is a Swiss car.

I noticed that STRIFE repairs clusters so I am expanding - not highjacking.. - the thread to ask about clusters in general. Hope nobody minds.

All the gauges on my cluster work properly , however at nighttime the light is quite dim. I did replace the bulbs and that helped a little. Would replacing (the old but working ) dimmer improve things ? Basically , is a dimmer a "work or no work" thingy - or does it become less effective after many years ?
TIA

Mine works fine. Only problem with my cluster is that the winshield wash tank light is always on. Then again, I never fill it. There could be a correlation.

Mine works fine. It stops working when I have to adjust it for the time changes, then it quits. There's a mechanical problem with the adjustment whatever that thing is called. I must have CRS syndrome.

1979 and 1985 300cd both work and keep time perfect.

89 300CE Clock works fine.
But the tach stops working whenever I reset it.
Repaired it atleast 4 to 5 times.
Need to do it again now.

Dash clocks
 

My 89 420SEL clock only works intermittently, and I really don't care --- don't really look at "dash time" anyway. My 76 450SEL clock also works a bit, but not consistently .... so the net result is that they do not really work well and I am not going to fool with them. My 99ML electronic clock is still doing fine however.

89-300ce, works fine.

Jorg