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DIMMED DIGITAL DASH HELP? Posted By: lionstring On: 08-18-2009 @ 07:52:26 Reply | Edit Hi All! I have an '87 Trans Am GTA with the digital dash and the odometer display has dimmed right down. All other displays are working fine (the tach, the speedo, the gauges and the control center) but the odometer display is not. I can see it but it is very dim... is this an easy fix?? (Like maybe replacing a light bulb...) Any help would be appreciated! Thanks! Posted By: Pocket On: 08-18-2009 @ 19:39:44 Reply | Top | Edit My friend Bethany has the first digi dash Ive ever messed with. While working on it we blew the courtesy lights fuse which killed her speedo and odometer Since yours works, its just dim Id say some fuse or bad ground is not the culprit Likely one of the illuminating lights/LEDs burned out (it happens) and needs to be replaced Im unsure which a digi dash uses as we never dug that far into it, but normal dashes use lights which are simple to replace. LEDs will require soldering if you can even open up the panel Posted By: GOATS2QUICK On: 08-18-2009 @ 20:08:26 Reply | Top | Edit ive owned 3 gta s with the digital dash, never had problems. check the plug on the back. maybe a bad, weak, connection. --  Posted By: lionstring On: 12-18-2009 @ 13:41:37 Reply | Top | Edit Hi All! Just wanted to update on this one... It seems that the digital dash is backlit by normal bulbs - I took the chance and was prepared to replace the complete cluster if I screwed something up, started taking it apart, and lo and belold!!! I found a burned out light bulb in behind the display. Maybe it's a special bulb, but I went to Canadian Tire and purchased this bulb for like $10.00 or so, replaced it, put everything back together, and everything works fine now!! Thanks for your help!! Posted By: Pocket On: 12-18-2009 @ 23:35:56 Reply | Top | Edit Odd, cluster bulbs use the same bulb as turn signals which come 2 for 90some cents in part stores You got jipped Posted By: lionstring On: 12-22-2009 @ 13:27:09 Reply | Top | Edit Thanks Pocket! on the other hand... $10.00 bucks is way better than replacing the entire dash which is what i thought i would have to do... Posted By: lionstring On: 12-22-2009 @ 20:06:54 Reply | Top | Edit Just a side note: when i took the bulb out, it looked kind of odd in the way that it had 2 prongs sticking out of it - a miniature halogen bulb... i think this is why it was like $10.00 bucks... Posted By: Pocket On: 12-24-2009 @ 23:32:27 Reply | Top | Edit post a pic Posted By: lionstring On: 12-25-2009 @ 12:47:09 Reply | Top | Edit Hi Pocket! I don't have a pic, but I still have the original receipt from Canadian Tire (Why I kept it is a mystery...) The bulb is an 891 bulb... For some reason, I am not able to pull this up on the Canadian Tire website, but it was purchased back on August 23, 2009. Thanks!! Posted By: spinum On: 12-28-2009 @ 01:24:52 Reply | Top | Edit There is something in some cars I think its a 1087 and 1182 or 1187 that is a hologen that looks like a mini 1157. -- 79 T/A 6.6 PONCHO punched out and Im good friends with the manly corp . My cam says VISA VISA VISA LOL 69 Maro 454 goes ratta tat tat SWEEEET SHOW Car Posted By: spinum On: 12-28-2009 @ 01:27:00 Reply | Top | Edit weird 891 should be single filiment regular dash bulb 6volt .Sure that is not a stock number ? -- 79 T/A 6.6 PONCHO punched out and Im good friends with the manly corp . My cam says VISA VISA VISA LOL 69 Maro 454 goes ratta tat tat SWEEEET SHOW Car
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