Problems With Digital Dash
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Car: '86 TRANS-AM WS6
Engine: 1989 355 TPI L98
Transmission: TH700R-4
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Problems With Digital Dash
i have problems with my digital dash on my 1986 Trans Am the main problem is the odomoter does not read any numbers at all and maybe a bulb on the temp,bat,oil does anybody have had this problem and fixed it succesfully let me know or send me your opinions on how to resovle this problem
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Car: 1988 GTA
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Re: Problems With Digital Dash
If it's blank, it's not getting power. That's good news. It's on the CTSY fuse that also operates your interior lights and door locks. If your odometer reads 888888, I don't think it can be fixed.
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Car: '86 TRANS-AM WS6
Engine: 1989 355 TPI L98
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Re: Problems With Digital Dash
I will check all the bulbs and were would I find the main module for the dd
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Did you ever get your digital dash fixed by just replacing the bulbs? Mine is doing the same thing. The odometer lights flicker and sometime read 88888 and other times they are sharp, crisp and without any problems.
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS COULD BE?
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS COULD BE?
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Re: Problems With Digital Dash
I haven't had time to get my dd appart since the last time but tomorrow i will see if i can get it to work i will take my time since i don't have a lot of patience i will update this thread with my findings so other members can fix their dd if they have similar problems
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Car: '86 TRANS-AM WS6
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Re: Problems With Digital Dash
One of the members here said if 88888 apears it's bad
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Re: Problems With Digital Dash
looks like these 2 peices are my problem right now on my digital dash i coud not get the odometer to work i wigled and wigled to see if it would work or maybe a bit loose but nothing and the system check seems to be fading on the lettering and some glitches here and there i figured out my lighting problem on the rpm,mph,water,oil,batt, gauges the lights are kinda losse if i wiggle them a bit they turn off and if i move them a bit like taking them off they turn on
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Re: Problems With Digital Dash
everything on my dd works but the odometer screen, its completely blank, nothing lights up or anything. guessing its fried? but ill tear the dash apart tomorrow and find out, if it is any one know where i could find a replacement
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Car: '86 TRANS-AM WS6
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Re: Problems With Digital Dash
I just bought my digital dash of a member on here when it gets to my house will install it and see if it works got it for a good price to cause ebay there is a member i heard a lot of bad things and is way over priced especially in this economy
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GREAT!!! Please let me know when you install it and plug it in, if it shows the TRUE mileage of your car, or the mileage of the new dash. Just curious in case I have to replace mine. Thanks!
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Re: Problems With Digital Dash
No problem will do i think he said read 125,xxx when he took it off but if it fixes my problem thats one less thing to worry about
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Re: Problems With Digital Dash
the mileage will be that of the car it came from, it is programed to keep adding mileage just like regular odometers
On another note I hate my digital dash, the color of it numbers and display is bad, the only thing I like about it is the shape, much better than the 4 round gauge set found on other birds , my plans are to remove the digital gauges and use aftermarket round gauges for speed and tach and such and where the odometer and system check is replace with a gps and the other gauges to monitor the engine. and yes I will be selling my digital crap but keeping the bezel , just not right away.
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I had the same issue with my DD...you can swap modules that display the mileage reading to show your correct mileage ( original) I did this and it worked fine.
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Re: Problems With Digital Dash
Well guys fixed my problem im so happy never had my dash work like new since ive owned the trans am my original odometer was fine just the system check was going bad the main problem causing my dash problem was the backing circuitry that holds the faceplates i used the all the dash pieces execpt the newer odometer and all worked for some reason my odometer reads lower miles its only 100k i know for a fact the body and odometer used to read close to 200k before going blank also some of the light bulbs are hard to find and not cheap i got lucky at carquest i will post all the pics from start to end of the problems and semi installed
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