[Z06] Dimly lit tachmeter?
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Dimly lit tachmeter?
hi.
i believe the RPM meter is called the tach? (sorry... not sure.) anyway... on my z06, the tach is a bit darker than the speedometer at night, no matter how i turn the dimmer. this is especially pronounced at the top, where it really seems a bulb burnt out or something. but the dealer insists this is normal. what do you guys think?--you have the same problem?
also, the checker pattern on the speedometer is much more pronounced than on the tach during the day--doesn't matter how the sun shines on it, it's the same look.
anyway, i'm not sure if it's defective or not--seems bright enough to go either way.
thanks for your help,
dean
i believe the RPM meter is called the tach? (sorry... not sure.) anyway... on my z06, the tach is a bit darker than the speedometer at night, no matter how i turn the dimmer. this is especially pronounced at the top, where it really seems a bulb burnt out or something. but the dealer insists this is normal. what do you guys think?--you have the same problem?
also, the checker pattern on the speedometer is much more pronounced than on the tach during the day--doesn't matter how the sun shines on it, it's the same look.
anyway, i'm not sure if it's defective or not--seems bright enough to go either way.
thanks for your help,
dean
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St. Jude Donor '08
It is normal. The guages are lit by 2 small black light bulbs. One is located at each end of the gauge cluster and with the 3D layout of the gauges, the innermost gauges don't get lit as well.
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Mines the same way. Tach is dimmer at higher numbers, speedo is dimmer at lower numbers. I started a similiar topic a couple weeks ago and got several responses basically saying that's the way it is.
