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Offline KIN9DUB

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lcd display light.
« on: 07 June 2012, 16:50 »
right i've looked this upn already, and i'm a bit stuck so i thought id ask; my right hand side lcd display, mpg clock etc etc is off, the trip and milage arefine on the other one.
so i got told it was more than likely a fuse, but i' now under the impression that if it was a fuse there'd be more than one thing gone, so probably both lcd and other lights etc around the car, apparently it's the f21 fuse? so if that is the case, what do you reckon it could be?

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Re: lcd display light.
« Reply #1 on: 07 June 2012, 17:23 »
As you've said, fuse is UNlikely.... not just one light would go out, all backlights are connected to the same pin on the back, so if one goes out that's an internal thing in the speedo.

To find out what's gone wrong you'll have to take it out (4 to 6 screws) and open it (just some latches in case of Motometer and one small torx screw on the inside). AFAIK the two displays at the bottom are backlight by integrated LEDs, at least by the looks of it on my Motometer version, VDO and whatever the third one was might be different, so they could have a bulb there.

Most likely its a broken solder point, in which case it just needs some soldering, or the LED itself, that would be a bit more tricky but if you are fairly skilled you can remove the backlight led strip and check conrad electronics for a suitable replacement.

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Re: lcd display light.
« Reply #2 on: 07 June 2012, 17:38 »
cheers for that mate, i didn't think it'd be a fuse. well i guess i'll have to have a shot at it, i don't know about being skilled though :grin:, but i'll have a shot. cheers for the reply, much appreciated, i'll update when i get a chance to do it, let you know if i suceed or not. :smiley: