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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 05:56 PM
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Unhappy t-Bird dash help needed real bad.

The electronic speedometer display went out on my wifes 87 T-Bird today. If you look REAL close you can barely see it. Can someone help me out, what powers this thing . Is there a power supply, or a relay of some sort. Maybe somebody can point me to another website about T-Birds. Please any help is Greatly needed and appreciated, she isn't real happy driving without it. I figured this was the best place to start.

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Mark C.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 05:59 PM
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It is the back light that isnt working, Does it come on when you turn on the lights? My 88 did the same thing. When the lights were not on you could bearly read the thing but when the lights were on you could read it fine.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 08:28 PM
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c_rossman, naw, it's dark with the lights on or off. Backlight? Hmm, I thought I was into something deeper than a burned out bulb.

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if you want to learn alot about the thunderbirds check out turbotbird.com its a national organization of turbo coupe owners/enthusiasts and 95% them know their cars inside and out like the back of their hand.
 
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