digital dash problem on 84 vette
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digital dash problem on 84 vette
Hey guys
quick digital dash question the display is so dim i can not see it at night and bearly make it out during the daytime, please help i am new to these cars and digital dashs.
thanks
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Sounds like your backlighting bulbs have blown out. If you remove the front plastic bezel you will see 4 small aluminum covers that you can pull out. Pull those out and turn the key to 'on'. Do the bulbs light up?
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Re: digital dash problem on 84 vette (colin84vette)
Its a common problem. The bulbs are Sylvania #882's.
Be sure not to touch the new bulbs when you put them in, finger oils make them burn hotter and they burn out quickly.
Be sure not to touch the new bulbs when you put them in, finger oils make them burn hotter and they burn out quickly.
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Re: digital dash problem on 84 vette (colin84vette)
For dash diagnosis, go here:
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/1999...ash/dashp1.asp
I had the same problem. Turned out that the connector between the top board and the bottom board had overheated, and was not making contact on the 12V side. I couldn't bend the contacts, so I stuck a flat wooden toothpick down in the space between the socket and the contact, and it has been working fine for several months.
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/1999...ash/dashp1.asp
I had the same problem. Turned out that the connector between the top board and the bottom board had overheated, and was not making contact on the 12V side. I couldn't bend the contacts, so I stuck a flat wooden toothpick down in the space between the socket and the contact, and it has been working fine for several months.
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Re: digital dash problem on 84 vette (colin84vette)
I don't know about your 84, but I think that my 88 has a little sensor up by the upper left corner of the speedometer. I think that my owners manual told me that it was a little sensor that sensed when it was darker in the car and would make the dash light up more. You might look into that too. :cool:
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