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Old 08-06-2006, 11:29 AM   #1
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Question Question about the Dash/Cluster ... help please.

Hi guys , Since i bought my car i have has a small white moth stuck behind the clear plastic on the dash/cluster just next to the DTE display.

Before i go trying to pull things apart and probably wreck something , i thougt i would ask first how to remove the plastic cover , as im sure someone here has done it before . Any advice appreciated , cheers ;) .

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Old 08-06-2006, 12:18 PM   #2
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is it just those 2 small lugs you remove , at the top of the dash/cluster on the outer side of the clear plastic ?
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Old 08-06-2006, 12:28 PM   #3
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Here you go

http://www.aufalcon.com/Tech/techinstrument.htm

They are fairly easy to break/snap... Good thing is that you can buy the parts from Ford, cheap. The plastic screen is only $20.
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Here you go

http://www.aufalcon.com/Tech/techinstrument.htm

They are fairly easy to break/snap... Good thing is that you can buy the parts from Ford, cheap. The plastic screen is only $20.
Cheers LG ;) .
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Old 08-06-2006, 01:47 PM   #5
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WOW ! , that was too easy , i was expecting a bit more drama than that, thanks again.
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Old 08-06-2006, 02:26 PM   #6
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speaking of which, yesterday night, my DTE area went all dim.... but the odo is still bright? what gives there? is it a led problem? as the DTE is still visible just not as bright as the other 1/2 hmmmm damm it annoys me....
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speaking of which, yesterday night, my DTE area went all dim.... but the odo is still bright? what gives there? is it a led problem? as the DTE is still visible just not as bright as the other 1/2 hmmmm damm it annoys me....
Allthough i havent really looked at the setup on the back of the cluster , most black/grey didgit lcd's use cathodes to light them up , probably whats happened , blown a cathode or an led probably .
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Allthough i havent really looked at the setup on the back of the cluster , most black/grey didgit lcd's use cathodes to light them up , probably whats happened , blown a cathode or an led probably .
There's 2 little light globes that light up the LCD display - one of them will have blown.
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Old 08-06-2006, 06:39 PM   #9
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cheers

Bugger! so can I just do what has been suggested in here and remove the cluster and replace it.. which I assume is screws and then whatever...

saw a write up on it by someone ine here, in fact I think it was JC!
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