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Old 05-23-2007, 03:20 PM   #1
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LCD display in the instrument cluster not working

The Time Display part of the instrument cluster LCD is deciding to not illuminate but still works,I can see the time but not amber coloring like the others?????? I recently removed the cluster to clean up super glue residue. Any suggestions as to what it could be?
I'm open to anything and I just want to damn cluster to light up...............
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Old 05-23-2007, 03:59 PM   #2
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Boggtown how did you redo the coloring to your LCD? I'm just going to replace/redo the LCD to see if that fixes it.
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Old 05-23-2007, 05:04 PM   #3
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I believe Boggtown simply replaced the LEDs in just about everything in the cabin that had amber LEDs with blue LEDs.

I'd love to do that myself... I love blue illumination much more than amber. Maybe I'll get brave and try a couple of the switches before I put my cluster under the iron.
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Old 05-23-2007, 11:18 PM   #4
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Hi,

My guess is that the electrical connector is not fully inserted. Remove it and try again...

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Old 05-24-2007, 12:09 AM   #5
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I switched one of the Clock LCD backlight bulbs with the Digital Speed. backlight bulb and now both don't work. I'm not 100% I know how to seat the bulbs back in place correctly,isn't it as simple;

-seat the bulb

-turn 90 degrees and ensure a tight fitment

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Old 05-24-2007, 12:36 AM   #6
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Are the instrument cluster bulbs something I can pick up at Target or Radioshack?
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