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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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Its only dim the first thing in the morning,then its normal.Anybody else have this ??
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 08:17 PM
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Sounds as if the problem my be the light sensor in the dash. Here is some good reading material. http://www.batee.com/corvette/dcrg/
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Hmmmmm, mine did that years ago, and it was a bad ground.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 09:15 PM
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I agree with a ground problem. There are two grounds
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 10:32 AM
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I agree with a ground problem. There are two grounds
Yeah, too. This is what my 87 did at one stage. Did you notice the 2 indicator arrows and high beam light one instead of the dash backlights?
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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Not really,the whole thing seams to do it evenly.when I put my blinker on it dims and britghtends like a my blinker,but ever so slightly. You only see it when its dark out.
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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Im sorry I must be retarded,I would never be able to read those diagrams....
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