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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 08:01 PM
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I just purchased an 86. The scale on the speedo is solid orange all the time and the digital readout is poor at best. The rest of the cluster seems to work pretty good. Does this mean the LCD is bad?
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 08:36 PM
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can u see the colors with the car off?
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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you may have burned out bulbs,and its not that hard to replace them.its best to replace all 4 and see what happens seeing the colors with the ignition off is a sign of sun fading and may require replacent with new or refurbished lcd panels. CONGRATULATIONS on your purchase,we wud love to see pics of your new vette.and welcome to the forum!!!!

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Hey peter this is your neighbor,
I just got a used cluster for my 95 off e bay for 99 bucks.I know it's not like yours but you can get some good deals there.
I also just picked up a FSM for 60 bucks.
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Hey peter this is your neighbor,
I just got a used cluster for my 95 off e bay for 99 bucks.I know it's not like yours but you can get some good deals there.
I also just picked up a FSM for 60 bucks.

Hi Todd,
I've been looking on e-bay and it looks like I can probably get one for $250.00 or so. I think I might even try to do the fix I've seen posted on betee.com befor that.
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we wud love to see pics of your new vette.and welcome to the forum!!!!
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Thanks, as soon as I get it all together, I'll post some pictures!!
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Day after day...same question same answer

Batee.com is the most comprehensive DIY source out there.

You can fix your cluster for less than $50 and that includes getting all new bulbs.
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I plan to try the batee.com fix but I'm afraid I may need an LCD or two
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I tried the batee fix today but it didn't work. If I had to guess, it looks like a bad LCD.
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just keep checking e bay
There is also a corvette salvage yard in Dade city.They are expensive,but garrenty it to work.They wanted 250 for a cluster for my 95 and I found mine for 99 bucks off e bay.

Here is a link shoot them an e mail or give them a call.
http://corvettegeneration.com/
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