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Old Jun 3, 2022 | 04:14 PM
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I am involved again with yet another project. I am in Florida on Vacation and ran accross a low mileage 1989 corvette for sale real resonable. I have a vette sickness and could not resist no matter how hard I tried!! So I am now the ownerof a 1989 vette that needs work.

The car runs and is cleaning up well. It needs a few things fixed. I want to start with the digital dash problem first because I want to drive it. The dash lights up although a bulb is out on the tach side. That is all the dash does, no readouts. I have checked the fuses CLSTR-TAIL-INSJ-and LCD and they are all good. The photo cell works a bit but not too much. The lights do flicker a bit when I rev the car but no numbers come up even with poloriod glasses on! I do not know if they are linked in anyway but the door locks do not work and niether does the power antenna. The power seat tramsmissions on both sides are shot but I can address that at a latter time. I know how to fix that issue.

I know I am going to have to take out the dash and will be doing that this weekend. My question is there anyone out there that has solved the same problem and can give me some advise?

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Originally Posted by Incorvettei
Send it to battee
What he said! Had mine (86) done a few years ago and still pleased.
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Old Jun 13, 2022 | 05:37 PM
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Hi,

I took the advise and sent it to Battee's.

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