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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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Odometer display - hard to read?

My '05 F250 XLT has a crappy odometer display. 8's look like zeros. The center horizontal segments a re barely visible. Is mine the only one like this?
 
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 07:18 PM
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We have one in the fire department I work for that is barely readable. Very dim even with the lights off. And even worse with them on due to daytime lights on in our policy. We have done nothing for ours as it is not a big issue since it is a frontline unti.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 02:07 AM
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I thought it was just me, but I can easily mistake 8 for 0 on my '05. I also agree that the display is dim.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 04:13 AM
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mine is the same way. to dim and garbled it's the only thing i hate on this truck. it should be more readable.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 11:54 AM
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my 05 is not hard to red at all, just that one so far. I think we have like 8 f-350 cc sb 4x4 for the cheifs to cruise in, all 05's.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 12:09 PM
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I figured it out. On XLTs and down it's the dim display. On lariets (sp.) and King Ranch they have the MPG, Compass and stuff were the odometer is to. The one's with the compass and stuff have a display that has dots instead of dashes, and its a hole lot easier to read.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 12:48 PM
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Thumbs down

mine is the base larait they are dimmmmmm.and dashes.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 01:12 PM
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The Lariat Lux has a message centre and in Canadian models I have a choice of everything in miles or kilometers so this is great for an old guy like me who is more comfortable with the system I was raised with before metric was rammed down our throats. The message centre will do a systems check and it will tell you if your trailer is hooked up or not. The trip meter does not only go to 1000 miles like my previous SDs so I think this message centre is great and should be offered on every model. It is big and easy to read and right there in front of you on the dash where a compass and trip computer should be. My 04 Lariat had the trip computer up on the rear view mirror housing. I like the display on the 05 much better.
 

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