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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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my tachometer dash light seems to have the christmas spirit it gets dim and then brightens back up, only the tachometer backlight. any ideas? sometimes it works fine.
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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sounds like a digi dash ground issue:
go here, great info and repair that you can do at home.
http://www.batee.com/corvette/dcrg/index.shtml
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 08:38 PM
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mines a '93 it is just the dash light, the amber one that lights the face
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mines a '93 it is just the dash light, the amber one that lights the face
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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ok is this as simple as taking the cluster out and replacing the bulbs? the backlight for the speedometer also dims at times, this has had to happen to someone on this forum.
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