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rhipsher · 03-14-2012

Mine did the same thing also. It would get bright then dim and it would be bright in one area and dim in another. But I found that every time I'd turn the dimmer switch all the way down then turn it up again everything was back to normal for a few seconds at least. That told me that the switch was the problem so I replaced it and have had no more issues. That's the best outcome. I sure would hate to have to tear into that dash.

SteelBlueZR1 · 03-14-2012

Thanks to everyone for all the great feedback. All the LCD display is equally dim/gray vs. black digits. The backlighting does adjust with the dimmer switch when lights are on, but the digits remain poorly defined. I will check the other grounds you suggest when i change the oil at our next maintenance day. The car has just 6k miles, but maybe I do just need a new LCD crystal.

03-14-2012	#11
rhipsher Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,314	Re: Dim Dash LCD Speed Display Mine did the same thing also. It would get bright then dim and it would be bright in one area and dim in another. But I found that every time I'd turn the dimmer switch all the way down then turn it up again everything was back to normal for a few seconds at least. That told me that the switch was the problem so I replaced it and have had no more issues. That's the best outcome. I sure would hate to have to tear into that dash.

03-14-2012	#12
SteelBlueZR1 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Evergreen, Co. Posts: 344	Re: Dim Dash LCD Speed Display Thanks to everyone for all the great feedback. All the LCD display is equally dim/gray vs. black digits. The backlighting does adjust with the dimmer switch when lights are on, but the digits remain poorly defined. I will check the other grounds you suggest when i change the oil at our next maintenance day. The car has just 6k miles, but maybe I do just need a new LCD crystal.