Gorgon
Well-known member
I got much of the dash apart last night. What I discovered is that the instrument panel is fed information through a connection that is maintained my pressure. With the panel pressed back in where it would be screwed in it makes contact with the connector and fully displays. It seems that if you hit a good bump and the panel was not scewed down tight enough that it could loose it's full connection and start getting jumbled. I tested this by turning the key on and pressing the panel back into the dash. Everything works and is displayed correctly. If I reduce the amount of pressure and allow it to fall forward a bit the digital LCD gets scrambled. All the other gauges work normally.
Tonight I will be borrowing a wheel puller to get the steering wheel out of the way to gain better access. I'm hoping I don't need to drop the steering column as well. This way I can determine if there is an adjustment on the connector to set the amount of pressure exerted when the IP is fully mounted in the dash.
Tonight I will be borrowing a wheel puller to get the steering wheel out of the way to gain better access. I'm hoping I don't need to drop the steering column as well. This way I can determine if there is an adjustment on the connector to set the amount of pressure exerted when the IP is fully mounted in the dash.