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Feb 4, 2010 | 02:10 PM

beemr

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overhead display

Hi,

I have an '04 F350 CC LB 6.0 4x4 Lariat

The overhead display is not showing in a readable brightness. It is VERY faint...enough to barely read in low light conditions. It has come back on twice in the last 3 months, but only for a short period of time.

Adjusting the dimmer switch and light switch does not help.

Any idea on a quick fix?

Thanks,

Thomas

Feb 5, 2010 | 06:49 AM

RookieRecurve

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I am interested in how this will work out. Mine just quit on my 2005 Excursion. It was faint, then stopped all together. I think its a loose wire. Cannot figure out how to pull it off though. The part cost about $300 here in Canada!

Feb 5, 2010 | 09:40 AM

sphinx

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Pull it apart and look at the circuit board. You will probably find that some of the resistors have come un-solidered. I think it was a common issue for a few years, if you search there is a how-to thread.

Feb 5, 2010 | 09:48 AM

RookieRecurve

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Thanks! I need to read the how-to to get at the circuit board. Another poster told me about a guy on E-bay. He can fix it for $40. Thanks! I will have to look into this more.

Feb 5, 2010 | 11:19 AM

TimJ04

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Don't send it to someone and pay them $40. It is very easy fix, takes longer for the soldering iron to heat up, than to fix it. There is a link on here somewhere for it. EASY.