After months of driving around with a broken clock on my 2001 CR-V, I decided enough is enough. Time to fix that stupid clock. If someone else is having a similar issue, hopefully this will help.
Tools Needed
- Steady hand
- Flathead screwdriver
- Phillips-head screwdriver
- Soldering iron
- Solder
To access the clock, you’ll first need to remove the center air vent. Under the air vent there are four clips that go into the dashboard. Pry your flathead screwdriver under the center air vent to remove the clips and pull the unit out. The clip locations are shown below (I’m showing the underside of the vents):
You’ll want to be careful when you’re pulling the vent out and be sure that all the clips are loosened. I accidentally broke a clip that wasn’t loose when pulling mine out.
Once the center vent is pulled out, you should see two connectors. One goes to the hazard lights, the other to the clock. You can unplug the clock and remove the two screws holding the clock in with your phillips-head screwdriver.
Be careful when unclipping the front cover to the clock, as the buttons may fall out. Once the front cover is off you should see the clock LCD and the PCB.
When looking at my clock only the far left connection was cracked, but the soldering was pretty thin as well on the others shown. I went ahead and soldered all the connections below for good measure, as I didn’t want to remove the air vents again just to re-solder.
Once all your soldering is done, you can test the clock by just plugging it in and turning the ignition on. If it doesn’t work, be sure to check your soldering connections. Otherwise you can connect everything back up, and screw it all together.
Woohoo! I now have a working clock again!
Some of you have mentioned monetary compensation. I’m not in this for the money, and not really interested in any direct donations. However if you’re still interested in giving back, you can use my Amazon associates link to buy something off Amazon, of which I’ll get a small percentage.
Hey thanks for the info. I couldn’t sleep last tonight and was up reading trying to figure this clock problem out on my wife’s Honda. Was about to pay some guy on ebay five bucks for the info when I came across your blog. Went out and pulled it out and soldered the areas you specified and presto it works now. My wife will be pleased in the morning. I really appreciate the info!!
Regards,
Kevin
Yeah, it really needs to be noted that everyone and their brother is trying to sell guides describing the fix for this problem.
I really appreciate your little guide. I just went out to my CRV and popped the clock out, and I’m about to begin the process. You are a savior!
Glad to know I could help some people out! I was tired of not having a working clock, so I had to do something.
I can’t believe people are selling guides to do this. The instructions aren’t that difficult!
Jason,
Thanks for putting this together. I fixed my wife’s 1999 CRV’s clock in less than 1/2 hour. I went ahead and just touched up the solder joints on all 3 resisters to just make sure. The one that was under the readout was realy not to bad to get at on the. I used an 40 watt iron so the solder would melt fast.
Thanks for the info, haven’t had the clock working for years and just out of a whim decided to search for a solution. I used a ball point pen to jiggle the resistors and find the one with the broken connection and melted the original solder to get her going again. Voila! Working clock.
Jason,
Thank you very much for your simple but very efficient guide. I was able to fix in less than 30 minutes my 2001 CRV clock. It works great now, thanks to you!
Thank you so much. The pictures and directions are so helpful. I got my 1998 CR-v’s clock fixed.
Appreciate your efforts and willingness to put this doc very much !
Great illustration! After fixing my clock it has gone bad again so I will have to examine more solder joints. I originally had only one bad one so I thought. Additionally,
I have found that grasping the a/c vents with needle nose pliers and pulling straight out works very well without the risk of breaking anything. Just be sure to wrap the pliers with electrical tape to avoid marring the plastic vents.
Thanks for posting this!
Hey Jason,
thanks for posting this. I have just fixed mine, although it took me a while – starring at the clock trying to figure out what was cracked :). It works now. I would never be able to figure that by myslef, and all others on the web just want to send the clock and so they can fix it for 40 $.
So thanks again, you helped a guy in Slovakia as well.
Hello Jason
Thanks for the post, just saved my self a few good euros, took me about half an hour to get mine fixed,I found it easier by removing the car radio and just sticking my hand right up to the vent clips and just easing it out. Once agian tanx mate for the usefull post
Cheers from Portugal
You the man! Save me from buying a new clock or trying to send out for repair.
Thanks for the information. My clock broke this week and I said for what it cost I would do with out. I noticed this week that everytime I was in my car I was looking to see what time it was, It drove me crazy everytime I looked up and no clock. I will try this repair today and if it works I will be a happy guy. I’m so excited that my wife thinks I’m crazy.lol
Thanks for the information I just did the repair. I had no solder but I heated up the old solder and it resoldered itself.
Great illustration! After fixing my clock it has gone bad again so I will have to examine more solder joints. I originally had only one bad one so I thought. Additionally, I have found that grasping the a/c vents with needle nose pliers and pulling straight out works very well without the risk of breaking anything. Just be sure to wrap the pliers with electrical tape to avoid marring the plastic vents. Thanks for posting this!
Thanks for the illustrations and the posting. My clock is working now after a gap of 6 mos! Was a bit scared about the “pry the front panel open” part, but put in the faith and went ahead.
Great info! Do you have any tips on soldering under the LCD? Or is this just where the “Steady hand” comes in?
I thought about desoldering the legs on the bottom of the display and bending it up, but not sure I really want to put that much stress on the other pins.
@Mikey Not sure. I was able to get mine working by soldering where the joints were visible. You might be able to remove the LCD display? It’s been a little while since I’ve taken mine apart so I can’t remember exactly how it looks other than looking at the picture.
Worst case you could soldier the visible joints then plug it back in (before putting the dashboard back together) to see if it works. That’s what I did.
Brilliant! I still am in awe. Thank you so much..
Reporting success from Colombia! . I have a recently bought CR-V 98 and I was pretty annoyed to see that clock not working. Following your instructions I was able to fix it in less than 10 min. Thanks man, you are awesome!
THANK YOU! the soldering part I could handle (I found the fix on google) – it was the getting it out of the dash part that was kicking my butt!
Mikey K …I did exactly that. had to de-solder the 2 legs, lifted up the LCD display to get at the other side of 510 thingamabob, did the soldering, put the legs back in the holes…soldered those , and bingo…the clock works like a charm . Has not woked for 7 years.
I say…Jason for President !!!!!!!!!!!!!
also….in case anyone needs to know, Radio Shack sells this de-soldering stuff. Comes in a roll. About $3.50, but unless you have to de-solder alot of things, it pobably would out live your children. You simply place a section of it on top of the area you want to de-solder , apply heat from the soldering iron, and …bingo… the solder is gone. Really cool. Works very well.
hey Jason,
thanks a lot from Turkey. the Honda service was demanding about $400 for the clock. by using your information, it costed me just about $10. after years, I now have a working clock again. you’re great!!!
Hi Jason,
Thank you very much for the info. I’ve been reseaching a lot about this for a long time. Now after two years, my clock is finally working again, and saved me hundreds of dollars just to fix it. I’ve found out that two of those components (middle and left)are loose from under the display. So what i did is I desolder four pins from the display and lift it very carefully to avoid snaping off the top pins just enough for me to work and solder the top end on the said components. I hope this added info will help others with the same problem. And again, Thank You Very Much. You are absolutely awesome!
Excellent!! My clock stopped working yesterday evening
Looked on Google for a fix and your site was the first on the list.Just finished doing this and now my clock is fine again.
Thanks, your the man!!
I drive a ’98 and just went and bought a cheap 30 watt soldering gun and finished the project in no time after reading your blog. Piece of cake; and 7 dollars is an excellent price to have my clock working again. Thank you so very much!!!
Works beautifully. Found this page on google and without any soldering experience, I did it perfectly. Lets hope it lasts.
Had 3 crvs over the past 6 years as work cars and not one of them have had a working clock!, just been and got a new one and the clock worked for 2 days then broke so googled the problem and hear im am. thank you so much for the blog! keep up the good work!!!!!!
You are awesome. I just fixed my dad’s clock that has been broken for several years. THANKS SO MUCH!
Works PERFECT. Thank you for the post. Fixed it tonight, plugged it in and jumped for joy.
Resoldering the larger resisitors only worked for about a minute for me, and then resorted to it’s dead state! Turned out to be the “dry” joint on the diode behind the 300ohm resistor on the LHS… Unsoldering the 4 legs to the gas discharge panel is the answer definately as it makes the job of re-soldering all the “offending ” components MUCH easier..
I used your wonderful picture to fix my Girl friends 1999 Honda C RV’s Clock. I only soldered one side(bottom) of each places that you showed in the picture as I could not get to the other sides. the Clock works real good now. I am happy that you took the time to show us how to fix the clock. Thanks a million. I am now a real hero to My girl friend. LOL
Thanks! I fixed it in 20 minutes! I have to clean dirt off it, and solder a few of the parts, but all is well, and I personally thank you! People are charging more than $40 to send it in and have them fix it. (eBay) Thanks man!
Hey buddy…thanks a lot for taking your to write such an useful blog…I was trying to find the information that you have presented in this post from long time, and I am really glad that I found this post…thanks…
Thank you for your generous and expert help!
(To think, I almost had the clock pried out the front of the vent panel!)
Thank you. Fantastic post. Great pictures. I now have a functional clock again…me happy :)
Great tip!!
Thank you.
The first time I checked the PC board I did not notice the resistors being loose. After finding your article I went right to the source of the problem and fixed it. Now I have one less excuse for being late too work.
Thanks Again
Thank you for your generous and expert help!it is now working again now to see if the Wife notices
Hey, thanks! Just bought a 2000 CRV and was bummed the clock was out… this fixed it perfectly! I’m a novice at soldering but, after watching some short videos on YouTube as a refresher, this was pretty simple – the whole thing took less than 30 min. Thanks for the info and the pictures especially, a big help to a “visual learner” like myself. Totally made my weekend!
Jason, Thank you for this info. my wife’s cr-v has not had a working clock for awhile, I was lost at trying to get the clock out of the dash, and your blog was GREAT!!!,
THANKS AGAIN !!
the world needs more people like you willing to help his fellow man.
Hey,
Thanks a bunch, this worked flawlessly. I too just picked up a 1999 CRV in mint condition, and everything working excpet of course the clock…followed your tutorial and had it all fixed up in 30 min. the resistor (R510) was the broken one, but I did all of them for good measure as well…worked awsome, thanks again.
Thank you so much, now my honda CRV 2000 clock is working after I followed this instruction, it was broken 6 months.
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent tips. Fixed mine in about 20 min or so. Bad connections. Saved me time and dollars.
I have a clock now on my 01 CRV.
Thanks a million.
I hadn’t soldered anything since my eighth-grade metal shop class in the 70s! Fixed my wife’s clock in like 20 mins. Walmart had soldering kit for less than 10 bucks and good to go! Thank you!
Hey Jason,
thanks a lot from Canada. By using your information, it costed me just about $00.00 borrowed solder from my friend and i am done, I now have a working clock again. you’re great!!!
Thanks!!!
I found the 510 resistor solder joint weak I connected the clock to my drill battery and pressed on the 510 reisitor and the clock came to life soldered all 3 resistors just because I was there.
Thanks again for the information oh by the way a new clock from Honda is $180.00
Great answer to question that was bothering me for a long time. It was just as you said my eyes are bad so I got a magnify glass and sure enough my joint on the left end was cracked so I went ahead and resolder each one and clock is working like new. Thanks
***1999 Honda CRV*** Thank you!!! Great illustration and the magnifying glass that I used, came in handy, too.
Thanks, Jason. Clock works great. I would give you a huge chest bump if I saw you.
Aloha Jason,
Mahalo (Thanks) from Honolulu, Hawaii. Thanks for being sooo Akamai (Smart), and for sharing with the rest of us guys.
Aloha Reggie
Greetings from the UK Jason.
My clocked stopped working a couple of years ago, the Honda dealer wanted around 180 UKP for a new one so I lived without it. However, I was doing some work on the car today and thought I would look to see if I could pick on up cheap on the net then stumbled accross your blog through Google. Ten minutes later, clock working again. If you have a PayPal account, I’ll send you some money. The trouble you went to putting those details online should not go unrewarded.
Many thanks
Peter
Thanks to this useful blog I was able to repair my Honda CRV 2001 clock; saving about $300 on part and service.
Thanks,Jason for your willingness to help others. I am very grateful.
Hey Jason, do u have a similar, easy way to get the radio out. I saw one set of directions that would require the whole dash to come apart. Is that necessary.
The clock in my 99 does not work, rest assured, I will be trying your method.
Just bought a 1999 CRV with the ubiquitous clock-not-working fault. The dealer even it pointed out and said he had never seen one working on hundreds of these cars he’d sold. A couple of dabs with the soldering iron and its now working perfectly… perhaps I should take it back and let him see how it should look ;-)
Clock stopped completely about 5 months ago; for a year it had worked intermittently and when out would come back if I hit the dashboard above it. Since the problem was broken solder joints that makes sense but probably made the final failure worse. With your info I looked at the resisitor joints with a loupe and immediately saw three open (cracked) joints, both on the left 300 and the inner one on the 510. Used Weller 25W pencil-tip iron, unsoldered the display’s legs using solder wicking, then resoldered all 6 resistor joints and resoldered display legs. Tested by powering up without reassembling clock PCB into its holder, it worked, then reassembled into holder and it did not work! Disassembled, unsoldered display legs and reinspected with loupe. Small resisitor completely under display had one end’s joints (which has 2 separate connections) cracked; resoldered both ends. Powered up with display legs still free; did not work, jumper leg-to-PCB caused display to light, so resoldered legs, retested, OK, reassembled clock gently (avoiding twisting PCB), tested OK, reattached to air vent assembly, tested OK, reinstalled assembly into dash, all OK!
Thank you very much. Wonder if Honda ever required a long-term vibration test of the Rhythm Clock Company’s product. Glad you found this fix.
Greetings from Denmark Jason
Thanks for the great tip.
The clock in my CR-V stopped 6 months ago and I took it out to check for visible faults. (Visible to mee). Was searching for a new clock when I came by your blog. Heated the soldering iron immedeatly, and two minutes later the clock was working again.
Thanks so much!
You’re the man!
Fixed it in 2 minutes with this.. Good job!
This worked like a CHARM. I seen in some post this part cost $300 bucks. All I spent was 8 bucks. 5 for a tool to remove soldering and 3 for new tip on soldering iron. I just saved 292.00 bucks thanks again man!
Hey jason I have a question for my clock has worked sicne iI bought my 99 crv and I took it out and looked at it but wwhere the R150there is a black bar looking thing on yours like ojust like the 300 one but mine doesn’t will it still work if I soilder it?
Thanks jason, iam going to give it a go.{i had the same fault with my hyundai coupe clock & used the same fix} so i know this is a winner.You make the world turn faster.
Respect.
Many thanks Jason.. my 510 chip was lose .. tough to get the soldering gun under the LCD clock display since it doesn’t come off so the soldering was not great .. but a drop of solder at the connection works as well .. no short circuit
Je viens juste de faire la manipulation décrit dans cet article.Ça m’a pris environ 10 minutes et Ça fontionne
Merci !
Took it apart, resoldered.. all working.
Thanks m8 your a genius !!!!
Hi Jason
Just joining your legion of fans, very impressive of you to have the forethought to investigate & then publish this fix.
I seemed to have the level 3 fix where you have to lift the four legs of the LCD display.
I’m sure all of you did not have this problem but just in case there’s any other old duffers attempting this I found the use of a needle to re open the solder for the four legs very useful. For info I used a Blue-Point Gas solder because of the variability of heat.
Thanks from the UK
Bruce
Many thanks
Clock now works fine
Thank you, Jason!
I am very grateful. You explained it so well, even a woman could have done it! Lol.
Thanks again. No more annoying mornings starting with: Oh, crap, stupid clock again!
Very grateful!
Googled this problem,and your post came up on top. Followed your tips, found four joints questionable. Had to de-solder the readout, but all turned out well.
I have been in the auto repair trade for 43 of my 61 years, and I find that the information available on the net is absolutely wonderful, thanks to people like YOU, who believe in the exchange on information.
Thanks again,
Bud
Silver Springs Fla.
Is the LED panel itself that orange color, or is it due to the plastic lense?
I would like to make it blue to match my radio, but I didn’t want to wast my time if the led is orange.
Thanks Jason! We just bought this vehicle and that was one of the biggest complaints my wife had about it. Now she will be happy! Great information.
@Billy I can’t speak for other years, but I know for my 2001 CR-V the panel was orange. And the actually clock itself was actual amazingly very bright without the orange filter in front of it.
Jason, Thank you for the tip. Start to finish, about 15 minutes. Saved me a lot of time and aggravation. Great info and pictures.
Thanks for the simple and concise illustration- very nicely done! Just popped mine out and, sure enough, the left 300 Ohm resistor solder joints looked suspect, and it popped off the board under minimal pressure. Will be resoldering it back on shortly and hope for the best. Spent more time retrieving the detached metal vent clips from the console interior…
Honda, I would qualify that as a manufacturing problem…
Yes, Tick Tock goes my clock! My solder connections looked prefect but I did them anyways and now it works. Thank you so much. Your guide is better then my OEM honda manual. You rule they suck. Ron.
Hi,
Just repaired mine today and it took more than 1 hour because the wrong solder was on the resistor under the Led panel (along the diode). I has to wrap a 2.5 mm copper wire (5 cm long) around my soldering iron end to gain access to the end of the resistor.
Many thanks!! Your guide was fantastic and I now have a working clock.
:)
Hey Buddy………….Who dat!
when i put the iron on the middle one….on one end, it fell off meaning the other side was not soldered; it was under the LED so i took a breath and un soldered the two prongs on each end of the led and put solder on the board both sides where the little rectangular piece went and used a match stick to hold it in place and soldered it back and put the prong back in and solder those and Wala!!!!!! Works like a champ……….Nice job dude
brian toups
Hello Jason,
Would you know anything about, when you put the CRV in Drive, the green display light in Instrument Panel don’t light up.
any ideas..
Please advise.
I must be a real stupid! I couldn’t even open the vent! Are the clips at the bottom of the vent or at the top? I thought I saw 4 tiny things inside the vent on the top, I tried a lot to push them to unclip, but nothing happened other than getting some scratches on the vent window!
I am sure its my stupidity, but can someone actually help me out where the clips are how they look like or if they are visible at all? should I raelly push them to unclip?!
Sorry for bearing with my stupidity!
this is my first time ever working on any vehicle, and i succeeded! thanks Jason! all it took was a soldering iron for $15, two broken clips for the vent, some youtubing for soldering lessons and then after one hour, all done!
thanks a lot.
wondering what will happen if my other two clips break too? :-s
WOW. Just pulled the clock. Re-soldered all joints and works great!!
Nice, easy fix.
1) I used a new, clean painting/putty knife to unhook the clips and they remained intact and almost no effort was needed to remove the assembly.
2) I re-soldered 2 clearly separated joints on the surface resistors. All better.
Amazingly easy… as compared to fixing the Auxiliary power plug that came unplugged from behind… (same work is required to remove the radio) which is practically a Dash-ectomy.
hey thanks for the help with the clock im goting to try and fix it in the am i just bought a crv and my d light is off all others work fine i dont have a manual i was wondering how do i preform a light test ? thanks misty
I did the suggested resoldering, had some real difficulty with the resisters falling off the circuit board (apparently that was part of the problem with poor soldering), but got every thing back on the board and installed the clock back in the car. Has anyone had this problem – a diode above the far left resister started smoking! Turned off the ignition and now I don’t know what to do. The clock display actually worked before the smoking started. Any ideas?
Hi everyone: i have Honda CR-V 1999 4WD on highway I try to speed up to 120km/h when keep and press the gas i hear the sound like engine wana explosion
any Idea please
@Jeff Is it possible that you got too much solder on the board? It seems like maybe something shorted? That would be my best guess without actually seeing it.
Hey Jason, big cheers mate, I took my car to a garage, the guy said I needed a new clock. so I rang Honda, they want $400.00 for it. So I did a good search and found your post and found the crack on the soldering. now I can see the time again while driving. all thanks to you.
Worked great! Have been driving without a clock for years and finally couldn’t take it anymore. The soldering kit was $7.95 at RadioShack. Had to unsolder the LED to lift it up to get to the resistor underneath, but it worked fine to lift that, solder, then put it back down and resolder it.
Hi, it was all going great until my neighbor scared me from behind, and I not only dropped one of the screws, but one of the buttons~ into the inside of the console!!!
ANy ideas where they may have fallen? I looked with a flashlight and couldn’t find squat! I would rather not take apart any more of my car, given the luck I had yesterday!
Please help :) Anyone? Those buttons are little! Plus, they match everything in the car?
you the man! saved a lot of time and money. I own a 2001 (love my cr-v) cr-v same spot same solder again “you the man” bobby Z
Thanks Dude, never soldered in my life; $6 iron from walmart + $2 solder= fixed. Had to lift LED, it was the joint under it (510)
Most excellent, mine was the middle one & I only soldered the side I could reach easily. I used 4 putty knives to remove the (buggered in) vent housing & toothpicks help open backside of clock. Also, thanks for the heads up on the buttons!!! THANKS!!!!
It’s so nice to look up and see a working clock. Simple job that took a total of ten minutes to complete. Jason thanks for taking the time to lay out a very good tutorial…
J’ai une honda crv 2001 et l’horloge ne fonctionne pas il faut peser rn haut et elle fonctionne pour un certain temps depuis peu elle ne veut plus fonctionner du tout j’ai suivi tes instructions et elle fonctionne â nouveau comme une neuve bravo ROBERT ST-CONSTANT QUÉBEC
Hey, nothing like a cheap and successful fix – thank you for the info. Now working but not as bright as I remember, especially when you switch on the side lights and it dims automatically. I guess that is the gas leaking out. Whatever – it’s still working, thanks again GB
Thank you SOO much!!! I’ve been driving around for a few years like this!!!! It’s the only think wrong with the car lol. I love this CRV!
Thanks Jason, my clock is working again after nearly 5 years on the fritz! Used a few simple tools and hobby soldering iron, no problems! My wife held the flashlight.
Thanks mate saved my Dad £300 it was as easy as you said nice one
Many thanks!
I soldered my clock as described and all worked very well.
The first attempt after soldering failed however because I did not turn my starting key far enough.Only my radio was switched on, not the ignition. ;-)
Thanksssssssssssssssssss sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much for your help. I saw the crack and double checked with 8 power magnifier. You saved me soooooooo much money. I never would have found it without you great magnified pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! J
Wow, i just follow the step,and now the clock in my crv 00 tick again..
Thanks a lot.. amazing , two thumbs up
Regards from indonesia
I did it like you recommended. The clock works now like it should. Thank you very much for your exact instructions.
Best regards
YOU ARE THE MAN!
A bit of a struggle to remove the vent panel, piece of cake after that, now my significant other is on time again, many thanks.
Jason it looks as the clips are on the bottom in your photo. Do I pry from the bottom and the clips simply come undone or do I need to unclip them by pushing on them and then pry up from the bottom. Thanks for any minute info you can give me on the removal of the panel.
Great fix Jason, yes the clips were on the bottom and the area I had to solder was the one under the clock face soldered it and it works like a charm. Thanks again Jason.
Thanks for the information. We have a 2001 CRV and live in Phoenix AZ. The instructions were flawless. We also have lived with the problem for about 6 months. My wife never expected this to get corrected. She doesn’t know I fixed it yet. SURPRISE. LOL. It took about 30 minutes, and the only thing I found slightly more helpful, was to slide a thin putty knife along the bottom edge where the vent body meets the dash board, to locate the clips, allowing a little space to fit the flat head screwdriver and prevent the clips from bending excessively, breaking, or damaging the dashboard trim. The other thing that helped immensely was to have a head set with magnifying lenses for the soldering. Honda wanted a couple of hundred bucks just for the part.
You are to be commended for substantially helping to offset the ridiculous cost of vehicle repair, particularly with the economy the way it is.
John H. Wolfe
FOR MOST OF YOU WHO HAVE LITTLE MECHANICAL EXP. I SUGGEST YOU GET A DIAGRAM HOW TO REMOVE THE WHOLE CENTER CONSOLE THIS IS THE PROPER WAY TO REMOVE THE CLOCK WITHOUT LOSING THE CLIPS!
PLUS YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR INTERIOR AIR FILTER KILL 2 BIRD WITH ONE STONE I WOULD ALSO TAKE THE ASHTRAY BULB OUT AND FIND A REPLACEMENT ONE SAVES TIME IN THE FUTURE.
ALSO NOT NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE LCD SCREEN AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A SOMEWHAT THIN SOLDER TIP JUST RE-SOLDER THE 3 PARTS HIGHLIGHTED ABOVE AND PLUG IT IN BEFORE PUTTING ANYTHING BACK YOU SHOULD SEE GREEN LIGHTING OR THE AMBER CR-V CAME WITH BOTH COLORS.GOOD LUCK
P.S. THERE IS ABOUT 20 SCREWS AND 8MM BOLTS TO REMOVE TO SALVAGE ANY CLIPS/AS A HONDA TECH. I HAVE LEARNED THIS THE HARD WAY PLUS CUSTOMERS DON’T LIKE TO PAY FOR CLIPS YOU LOST AND COULD POTENTIALLY RATTLE AROUND IN THE HEAT VENT OR BEHIND THE CONSOLE.
Thanks for fix and great step-by-step details and pics! My repair was a breeze once I knew how to get access to the clock. I truly appreciate it!
you are the man! Your photo’s couldn’t have been better! I missed having a clock now it works! Thanks a million! Chris
thank you for this!
Tried it this morning – and it worked!
My wife’s proud of me.
Thank you Jason.
Indianapolis, IN
Now, I’m so happy to know this site and Jason. I just followed the procedure that he wrote in this web site. what a miracle it is!! Suddenly, my clock worked. thank you jason for providing this sort of precious information with us.I’ll never forget this site and you.
Six months down the line and I have been without a clock, on the off chance I went onto Google and came up with your site and presto job done in less than 15 mins, bloody brilliant.
Many thanks for your help. East Sussex U.K.
Jason
Thank you! My wife’s CRV clock is now working!!! It has been 2 years without! Did not want to pay the 250.00 for a new one!!!
Jason,
Thank you for taking the time to list the step-by-step procedure back in September 2010. My good friend Ron W. was able to complete the repair in less than 30 minutes. Thank you!!
You Rock Brother!!!!
This worked! I am so pumped it has been 4-5 years since my clock worked. I did have to but a sodering kit for $15 bucks but i will have that for years to come!
Thanks
Jeff
Cincinnati OH
Thanks Jay, It is my daughters first car and she wanted me to thank you,fantastic directions on how to do it I just recommend that you solder all three resistors to be sure that you do not have to do it again.
Thanks Again Jason
Toms River N.J
Thanks Jason. My clock went out a month or two ago. I found your instructions and went out to buy a soldering iron. It took me about 10 minutes to fix my clock and I am so happy its back to working again and that I didn’t take it to a Honda dealership to fix it (as my husband suggested). Thanks for your posting. It’s appreciated.
Thanks Jason! You made a “I guess I can live without a clock in my ‘getting old’ car” into an easy and quick fix (for my husband). Makes me feel like I can go a few more years with the ’01 CRV.
Totally took Kevin’s advice above, too.
Jason,
Awesome job on your detailed description. Fixed our 2000 CR-V in about 45 minutes. Excellent!
Thanks,
Bob
Odenton, MD
My clock work during the first few minute when after start the engine and stop working. I removed my clock from my dash board, but the soldering looks fine. So I try to test it back with the power and now got nothing.
Need help, if soldering not the problem what else is possible??
thanks a million for the info. it works like new now.
Thanks Again,
Fernie
Clifton NJ
AWESOME!!!! My clock in my Honda CRV works!!!!! Excellent directions and photos. Had it going in 20 minutes. Thanks so much. I now need a new excuse as to why I’m late everywhere I go. Guess I can’t blame it on the clock.
hi.jason
thank you for the help clock is working but is not bright how can i do it what is the problem…
thank you.
Hi Jason,
I have a Honda 1999 CRV with clock not working. I followed your very useful instructions to remove the clock. After removing I did find one of the resiter labled 300 ohm showed cracked contact at the base. When I toched it it just fell out. I re soldered it but the clock still does not work. Any comment?
Regards
necesito saber cual es la medida exacta de la resistenacia marcada como 6.8b la que esta en medio de los dos botones de hora y minuto.
Realmente te lo agradecere Gracias
Yes, you absolutely rock. That worked!!!!!!
Rafael: Acabo de medir la resistencia, y mide 30 ohms. Espero te sirva. Saludos.
what does it mean to solder?
Thanks Jason,just did mine today.Only problem was I could not figure how to remove the LCD display. Had to go to my friends to use his solder gun ,mine was too big.
Toasting you now with a Dewar’s on the rocks.
Mike
You are the man Jason! Once I figured out the art of solder it worked great.
very helpfull mine is the same crack , i need to get a fine soldering tip to reach repair area . droped 1 retaining clip butt found it .
Jason, You are truely a money saver. Sodered two cracks and back in business! Thank you so much for your blog posting.
THANK YOU!!! 510 resistor.
Thanks! Not my car, but when it breaks, it is. The joys of a multi-car household. My car was a Subaru Forester, with exactly the same problem, and with exactly the same solution, except that clock removal was easier.
Thanks Jason, this is good info that keeps on giving, you are my hero for today!
Just did the repair. Had to lift up the LCD to get at the 510 module which had a broken connection. I used the desoldering braid from The Source/Radio Shack (worked well). Of course one of the vent clips fell inside the dashboard when I tried to remove it. Luckily I could see it and used an extendable pencil magnet to get it. Even though my soldering was terrible the clock is now working. Thanks for the guidance and the nice pics; they certainly helped.
Thank you from Edmonton Canada. I resoldered my father’s 2000 crv. I too didn’t need extra solder, just remelted what was there already. Kudos to you Jason.
What a great fuxxn solution I went to purchase a clock at honda n acura palace its located in la,,,alameda and 55 st….. That guy sammy was thinking I was an idiot I got the first one didnt work second didnt work but I put a xmark before returning and wen I went back the third time the idiot gave me another one with a mark I had done already …… I said r we playing marry go round or what I want my monny back….now thanks for the info I made mines work on my one for free….
It took us novices more than 10 minutes, but not much more! What a great fix! Thank You!!!
Just fixed the clock in my new (used) 1999 Honda CR-V! Your step by step instructions are perfect. Thsnks for sharing the information. Took 10 minutes!!!!
Thanks for the well-done instructions for CR-V clock repair. Soldering wouldn’t fix it, but I found a replacement at a nearby salvage yard for $10!
I soldiered these 3 resistors, and my clock still was blank. To solve it, I had to soldier a different part down. Next to the left hand ’300′ resistor in the picture, there’s a small dual resistor marked ’203′. It’s located near the upper right corner of the 300 resistor. You can’t get to it unless you unsoldier the 4 lower tabs on the display and bend the display up, out of the way. In order to bend it, you also have to remove the capacitor and the crystal. Note that the capacitor is polarized – it has it’s ‘-’ lead marked, and the PC board marks the other lead with a ‘+’. The crystal isn’t polarized, but if you’re OC, then mark it and put it back the same way it came out.
success from South Africa, thanks a lot…. removed and resoldered in under 30min. life saver…cheers
Thanks! Worked like a charm even with my shoddy soldering skills
Daaammmmm!!!! Your method actually worked. The first time I soldered all three connections. It was a no go. I decided to try soldering 1 more time. Success!!! I was not looking forward to paying $300 for a new clock. Who charges that much. With so many people having the same problem, the clocks are obviously defective. Honda should’ve done a recall or at least replace them for no charge. Anyway, Thanks. Any advice for Audi’s?
Thank you for sharing !!! it worked great !!!
Many thanks. I looked at mine and couldn’t see any solder breaks but when I plugged the clock in and pressed the left resistor with a screwdriver it worked. So soldered the left connections front and back and it is now working. You are a star!
I followed your instructions and my wife’s clock is now working. So simple I could do it.
Thanks for the advice.
Thanks a lot, finally my clock works again. Top!!!!
Thank you it is worked and the time was just 15 Min.
Many thanks Jason! One dashboard clock duly fixed!
it stop after a bit have to redo it again and again
Thanks for the instructions took 15 minutes and the clock had came back to life…. Thanks
So Jason, I had already taken out the clock and found that the 510 was completly fallen out. Came and found your site, so do you think I can just solder one end and it will work or do I have to solder both ends? Reason I ask is I cant get to the other end to solder it.
THIS WORKS GREAT!!!!! Even in the year 2012 I was able to fix my 1999 CRV clock Finally!! Jason Thanks so much!!!!
Yup…it worked. just had trouble getting the center air vent out. should have read it beeter when you said to “pull down” stupid me I tried to pull it down from the top. what a breeze when my I showed your pictures to my hubby and he saw right away that I should be working from the “bottom” of the vent. now we’ll see how long it lasts for. thanks
Thanks a lot mate my 97crv clock is back to life.
Great help.
Thanks bud I fixed my clock in 15 min I also had the resistor under the display come Loose but I did not lift the display instead I cut a small piece of solder layed it close to the resistor then cafully touch it with the tip of my iron and it melted the solder perfectly
I certainly have to say THANK YOU! for posting this and with such good directions, pictures, everything. I couldn’t see any cracks with my naked eye and then I put the board and LED display under a magnifying light and the crack was easy to spot. I touched up all three just for good measure – hooked it back up and it works just fine! I did drop one clip down the abyss….but it is what it is and in spite of it all, I’m glad I have the clock working again.
Greetings from Bulgaria :) Another running clock CR-V
Well that was super easy, even at 10 o’clock at night after a couple of beers i had it out and back in working within 20mins, my soldering might be a bit questionable but hey clocks working… thanks a million
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Another vote of thanks to Jason, I did mine today, no problems at all, many thanks to one very generous man!!!
Jason,
Thanks I hope to return the favor one day. Tucson
Thank you so much! I have been living w/o a clock for almost a year now and hated it. Came across your blog tonight and forwarded it to my husband. He worked on it this morning–and whola! I was tempted to even ask my Honda dealer to look into it–but I am unemployed right now and so is my husband. This info you provided was great! Thank you so much and Happy Holidays to you!
Thanks a Million!!! Great and simple fix.
Thx ,,,it works!!!!!
Uau, another happy client. Mine was qiet for so many years now, that once connected it took some seconds to ‘wake-up’, but it did, and all it took was soldering the same spot in the photo above. Thanks a lot from Cascais in Portugal.
Luis
Thanks! You are a great guy! The broken connection was under the display. I had to desolder the two legs, and then bend up the display a bit carefully. It can not be lifted completly, because of the metal housing of the quartz cristal, but there is enough space to resolder with a thin tip soldering iron. Thanks again!
Jason.
You are the best! Thank you.
I followed the instructions multiple times, re-soldering everything, and each time I turned my key to “ON”… NOTHING. I was feeling very inadequate, after reading all the success stories. Then I drove at night, and as soon as I turned on the headlights… POW – a clock!
Not sure if this is a Canadian specific issue, connected to daytime running lights, but I get no clock unless I manually turn on my headlights. But if I turn on my headlights during the day, the clock is too dim to read easily. And after some research I realize that the clock is dimmed in headlight-on mode, so that it is not too bright for night driving.
Does anyone know what I might look for to get the “bright” clock setting working while on daytime running light mode?
Many thanks for getting me this far.
Thank you for your kindness.
2001 Honda CRV clock is working now.
You are one in a million.
I wish you good life.
Jason,
I did exactly the same thing. I re-soldered the six edges (4 edges on 2XR300 and 2 edges on 1XR510). I had to desoldered the 4 legs of the bottom of the LCD so I can lift it up to solder the ones below the LCD. My son now have a working clock on his 2001 CR-V. Thanks a lot for sharing the information.
I think every single CR-V clock ever has this problem. Thanks Jason A++++++++++++++++++++
Hi Jason, One more joining to the long list of grateful people. I did it! Thank you very much.
Only one thing, After everything is fixed I think it’s running a little too fast. Does anybody know how to fix that?
Jason – just wanted to say thank you for the excellent information and instructions. My brother-in-law was able to fix without any trouble. You saved me a bunch of money. And it’s so nice to have a working clock again.
Many thanks for the info/tips. Only took 20 mins even with my rubbish soldering skills! Clock now in working order!
Thanks- worked great!
Greetings from France. So nice to see the internet being used in the spirit in which it was created: The exchange of information, not for financial gain but just to help your fellow human beings. Did the fix in 45mins and it worked like a charm. You have removed a major irritation in my life. Thank you. You are a gentleman. Tip for anyone about to attempt this: read the comments first. They contain lots useful information as well as unending praise for Jason.
Thanks for the help pinpointed it to a tee.
I missed the clock terribly.
After a year of being annoyed by not having a working clock in my CRV, I finally decided to fix it. I first went online and found these instructions. I could clearly see failed solder points from the factory on my clock. You took all the guess work out of this repair my friend. Many thanks for taking the time to put this info up on the web.
Jason, greetings from England, UK. Thank you now clock works! Great to have generous person like you, thank you again.
Followed your instructions, I now have a working clock again in my 2000 CRV. I could see the crack on the R 300 resistor on the left edge of the board. Just a bit of solder fixed ‘er right up. I used a big putty knife to pop out the vent module.
Thank very much. Now my clock is working again.
Great job!
Worked like a charm !!
Many thanks for this easy fix !!
What an awesome write up! Thank you so much!!
hi jason thanks a million for the help.just bought a honda crv 2001 and been doing bits n bobs to get nice n neat again.had already tried fixing the clock but with no results.when i came across your blog .bam there you go next day did as you said ,working clock again.thanks again mate nice one
Thank you! I was able to fix my clock. Fist pounding on the dash wasn’t working anymore! I did manage to loose one clip that dropped behind the vent panel but it seems to be staying put okay. Thanks again Jason!
Hello,
Mine is required more work than anybody else,when I tried to re solder 03 resistors as Mr: Jason suggest still didn’t help.Also did tried 03 diodes still no luck.Finally I decided remove the whole LED chip out( Oh man this is a big job! to do this first I need remove a crystal out of the way
so the LED chip could remove next.)After that I use my tiny solder tip to touch up every single joint solders also all micro chip legs and put the LED chip back. Result? My clock now came back to life.What a task!anyway Thank for your help
Mr: Jason
Soldered the terminals as stated and wa la, it worked.
I took the clock out and now the radio doesn’t work. It seems to have no power. I haven’t even finnished with the clock yet… I Pluged the items back in just to see if that was it, but the radio is still dead??? any ideas>>>>
Excellent, saved me $20. The ebay clock fixers have a good racket going. This fix was easy and took 5 mins. Both mine had cracked solder joints. Thanks!
Excellent instructions, thanks! One of my clips came off and fell down somewhere inside because I thought I needed to push forward to dislodge it. My 500 was clearly cracked and the 300 on the left seemed uncertain. (A jewelers loupe is a fantastic tool.) When I touched my soldering iron to one side of the 300, it nearly slid clean off the board — apparently the other end was also cracked, and I didn’t realize they are surface mounted. You need a steady hand!
Finally, when putting the board back into the white housing, don’t do what I did and push on the display. The legs bent pretty good. Fortunately they bend back, but the potential for breakage is pretty high.
Despite these surprises, my clock is all working again!
Jason, I took the clock out and it looks like the S154 diode is bad. Looking to find them — haven’t found a source. Does this sound right to you? The top of the diode says, 14/95 on it. Would you know of a source? Appreciate your help.
Thanks a million. Got our 99 CRV two days ago, and the dead clock was already driving us nuts. Look at this list and all the people you’ve helped out!
2001 CR-V. I didn’t know about your blog or it didn’t exist 3 years ago. I had a flickering numbers – GRRRR. I couldn’t fix the surface mount resistors with solder so I replaced two of them with regular small 20,000 ohm resistors and wire. One of the resistors cuts the brightness in half when the headlights are on. You need a steady hand and a good iron. These damn readout tubes also weaken with age.
I own a 2001 CR-V. I had flickering numbers – GRRRR. I could not fix the surface mount resistors with solder so I replaced two of them with tiny 20,000 ohm resistors. One of the resistors cuts the brightness in half when the headlights are on. You need a steady hand-that’s for sure. These damn readout tubes also weaken with age.
Thanks! followed instructions and fixed clock in my 2001 CRV. I actually didn’t solder, just rubbed gently on joints with small screwdriver! Dealer wanted $207 for a new clock unit!! Scandalous!!
Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!
I waited too long to look for this site.
Great job! Only mistake I made was I tried following the advise of the commenter to use the needle-nose pliers, which was great advise, but I neglected to loosen the 4 clips! They all broke… but at least the unit snaps back in, albeit it isn’t as sturdy as it should be. But hey, my clock works!
(Took a while to figure out which resistor thingie was cracked.. ended up being the back of the far left one.)
Henry from 4/28/13: There’s a second radio fuse (7.5 Amp) under the hood; just below the passenger wiper. Check the manual.
Followed the directions and the clock was fixed in no time. One of the diodes slide towards the inside as it wasn’t connected. Finished product works great..
WOW Big thanks clock now working Honda UK Gloucester dealer wanted £90+VAT for something that probably cost a fiver to make.
Sorry forgot to say it was the 300 one
Thank for your manual! It worked as you said. Thanks for saving us money.
Awesome! Yes this actually worked, mine was a loose 510 resistor under the display, so I had to loosen the 4 pins on the bottom of the display and bend it up a bit to get at it. My clock was dead for a while, though if I pushed on it sometimes it would light up, maybe the PCB was flexing enough for the solder to make contact… This is great!!!
Whoa, it worked! Note: none of my 6 connection points looked cracked, but I soldered 5 of them anyway. (Couldn’t get under the LED panel to solder the top of the 510 chip.) Did the trick, apparently. Also, it was my first attempt at soldering, and I probably did it all wrong, but it worked! Thanks for these straight-forward directions.
Excellent instructions and pictures. Put a little solder on the 510 chip, and the clock works great!
Great tutorial, Jason. The clock in my Honda CRV is finally back. Thanks a million!
Excelente tu aporte bien explicado me funciono a la perfeccion
I’m good at soldering but my CR-V (2001) clock keeps acting up. New one cost 300 bucks! I’m ready to take a hammer too it.
Honda need to replace them for free. They put sub-standard clocks in their cars that were meant to go bad.
You’re awesome. I thank you and my wife thanks you.
Thank you !
You’re awesome. I thank you
I’m stoked to have fixed the clock in my 2000 CR-V. Thanks for the post. I hope your new CR-V is even better than the last one was. Looks like the combined money we all saved by your post could be the near value of a new one.
Thanks for the instructions, tried this today and it worked great.
Thanks so much for posting such detailed instructions. I did find that one of the resisters was loose. After soldering it, the clock worked well, for a while. Now, something odd has been happening. When I turn the ignition to the on-position, the clock will come on immediately, and stays on for about 2 minutes. It than goes off for about 4 minutes, and once again comes back on. It then stays on continuously until the ignition is turned off again. This cycle is completely repeatable. I can’t find any other loose connections, and can’t figure out what could cause this behavior.
My clock has been out for 3 years. I decided to see if I could find a clock when I found your blog. Thanks.
Hi Jason…..I just found your article after searching for how to fix a broken a 2000 CRV clock. Haven’t tried your instruction as it’s already late here. Our clock stopped working since 2009 when my Dad accidentally tried to boost the CRV battery improperly. He had the two booster cables in the wrong position causing the radio and the clock to malfunction…We brought it to a shop to change the battery and they’re able to make the radio back up again but they forgot to fix the clock which we had also forgotten to check as we were so busy during that time…Anyway, it was just today that we thought that it should be fixed, and we’re thinking that because of my Dad’s mistake when he tried to boost the battery improperly, it might have killed the clock fuse? Not really sure….But I will read your article to him tomorrow. Thank you so much…….
Hey Thanks Jason, my 1997 crv clock has not worker for years tried the stick on clocks but cold weather stopped them working, a use crv clock hear in England are about £50 I saw your blog and ! wow !few minutes and my old clock was up and running Many Thanks,Dave
Thanks! This was an optimal solution, the Clock works perfect!
Thanks for posting this! My clock that wasn’t working for 3 years works again!
Cheers from Toronto. Your tip worked as well as you said-thanks so much! Had a similar problem with my Daytime running lights module – soldering did the trick! What is it with these poor joints!!!!!
Keep up the good work.
Just purchased a used 2001 CRV and the clock wasn’t working. Was looking for a replacement clock when I found your site and decided to give it a try. After getting the clock module out, it was clear that resistor R510 had a bad solder joint. Gave it a quick touch with my iron and now it’s working great! Thanks for the information!
Another ‘happy camper’! Ok, I ‘lost’ 3 of the 4 clips but that’s a small price to pay to get the clock ‘up and running’ in the wife’s 99 CRV!
BTW, that display is a VFD(Vacuum Flourescent Display) NOT and LCD( Liquid Crystal Display).Has a little heater in it to make electrons,like a CRT, but low voltage.They draw a lot more power than LCD but are great over a wide range of temperatures and a pretty blue/green. Honda put an orange filter in front.
Now….if I could figure out where those clips disappeared too!
cheers
Jay
Hello
we have a 2000 CRV that is spattering in the drive gear only..dose not present in reverse or neutral. Starts fine. Problem only presents while in drive – kindly advise.
Thank you, April L.
thank you very much. I am French and I wanted to replace my clock down for four years when I discovered your blog.
I had to unsolder the display, it was not easy. but really now it works and I am very happy. a big thank you
GREAT!!!! I bought a 2000 CRV Clock not working… THIS POST IS AWESOME after 3 years the post is still useful!!! THANKS A LOt 2000CRV clock WORKING AGAIN!! (almost 2014)
First comment of 2014.. just pulled my clock in my 1999 CRV, had been pounding the dash for months and it worked then didn’t work then stopped all together so.. I pulled, soldered, those are tiny little parts and I had a BIG solder gun, but.. it works.Thanks from Snowy Calgary AB Canada
Hi fron New Zealand. Thanks for this great info, just fixed 2x Honda Accord (95 & 96) clocks in minutes! Cheers :-)
Thank you very much. I repaired my clock on my 1999 CRV. You’re a genius, it was the only wrong thing on my car. almost it cost 360€; GOOD CONTINUATION
Aloha:
Wow, what great advice. Took me about 30 minutes from start to finish and the clock on my beach buggy works great.
Mahalo for sharing your experience and expertise.
DY
Worked great for me! My bad solder joint was the hardest to get to. Right in the middle under the clock face. I managed to remove the (resistor?) and add a couple dobs of solder to where it should be. Pushed the part down with the soldering iron and it bonded. Ugly but the clock works now!
Thanks for the suggestion!
This old 2000 crv was my grandparents’ and was passed down to me. Clock hasn’t worked in many years.
You rock. Worked on my wife’s 1999 CRV and just like you mentioned soldered all the 3 joints and worked like a charm. Instead of using a screw driver to pry the vent open, I used a pair long nose pliers wrapped in duct tape to pull the vent out. Lot easier and less damaging. Was tired of looking at the broken clock all the time was driving me nuts. Almost ordered a new one. Thank you very much for sharing the fix…
Small resistor 203 under the display had one joints (which has 2 separate connections) cracked; Found 2 used resistors on 10 kohm, put them serie and made 20 kohm.Then I made a shunt over the one defekt connection with 20 kohm. This resistors was from my earlier days with hobby electronics back in 1975.
My clock now came back to life.
Thanks for your help Jason.
Hi Jason,
Thank you so much for the instructions. It worked perfectly well on my 1998 CRV.
A big thank you from Australia.
Cheers
When my clock broke or was not working I called up Honda and ask what the price would be for a new one when they said about $225.00 I said ok next question, I thought the wiring but then that would not be possible, I thought maybe the fuse but the fuse works with the radio and that was working, then I came across the internet on how to repair the clock, I could not believe it, I took a magnified glass and took a closs look at the connections of the resisters and the solider was not really touching then took out my soldering iron and repaired it, better then buying a new one….thanks a million we all have to stick together as these companies are just digging in our wallets and hoping to find money.
Dear Jason,
Thank you very much for your post! I fixed clock on my CRV-1999 4 years ago (soldered in new resistor), but couple days ago it failed again. Tried to re-solder – didn’t fix. Hopefully, found your post! Have done with soldering of the other two resistors (under the VFD display as well) – and it’s fixed!
Very helpful post! Thank you and all the best wishes in your endeavors!
The first diget on the 2002 accord clock (number 1) does not light up. At 10:30 the clock shows 0:30…I think the clock needs to be replaced. Any Ideas where I can get one?
THANX a lot!!!
I found this blog and I fixed it!
It was very nerved after years of driving around with a broken clock on my 2001 CR-V, but bevore paying 260€uros
for a new one i let it be,
WOW, IT WORKS!!!! YUHUU!!!
THANK YOU JASON!!! :-) Greetings from Germany
Thanks! Took less than 10 minutes to re-solder the three accessible joints and the clock is now working! For the cost of a soldering iron and solder ($8.00) I now have a working clock.
Thanks for the instructions! I just fixed my new(ly acquired) 99 CR-V!
Thank you a lot. I fix the clock with all your directions. I apreciate the time you to take this instruction. And now my clock is ready to work.
Greetings from Honduras
LOL, WHAT AN EASY FIX
Jason,
Thank you so much for sharing your info as it worked like a charm. YOUR a man of great integrity to pass on to others.
John
Fantastic! girlfriend’s CR V clock was not working and SHAZAM! identical problem. Fixed it right up. Thanks good observation and write up.
I was driving around without a clock for about a year before I decided to Google for a fix, which thankfully led me to your blog. Your instructions were perfect and easy to follow. It took less than 20 minutes to remove, solder and install! Thanks for posting the info!
Here what I did to fix:
Replaced zener diode (6.8B)
Re-soldered all accessible registers. (2XR300 and R510).
Re-soldered all 4 power supply pins.
After fixing all, the clock started working for few seconds and then went off. I then bent the power plug socket and fixed the issue. I could have removed the 4-pin power connector and re-do re-soldering to permanently fixed the issue but now the clock is working fine, so don’t want to touch it. If it stops again, I will redo all the power pin soldering.
Before doing any all of the above steps,I would suggest try to twist the power connector of clock to see if you see any numbers, if that works just re-solder 4-pins connector.
Thank you;I had my square broken which i fixed it in 20 minutes
I have resoldered all connection as indicated but clock intermittently goes out and needs a wrap on the dashboard to bring it alive. What else can I try. Please advise. Thanks
Dear Jaison, I got the same problem with my CRV 1998. Reading your instructions, I already removed the housing with vents inserting my old credit card underneath it. Now after finishing my job, next thing I will follow the soldering instruction. Confident that I will be successful.
Thanks for your effortes and great help to serve the humanity with knowledge which save them hundereds of bucks.
You should have the donate button, so people got benefitted could do it willingly.
Regards,
Khalid
I have 98 CRV Honda, and my clock is dead for along time, however reading your post, you made it easy to fix. Thank you.