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      04-16-2024, 08:12 AM   #2
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Drives: F06 650ix GC / F15 X5 50i
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The phototransistor that determines night/day mode is somewhere built into the instrument cluster.

There can be 3 different types of instrument clusters...but the phototransistor is probably located in the same place for all 3:
  • Basic
  • 6WA (high version)
  • 6WB (all digital version)

You can see 2 of the different clusters below...the 6WA (which has a digital display that goes all the way across the bottom section of the cluster and the anodized rings are open on the bottom (similar to a horseshoe) when the cluster is off. The basic cluster has 4 anodized rings that are full circle, and you can still see the gauge graphics when the car is turned off.
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