85 vette

>> Current Special on 84-89 Corvette Dash Clusters: rebuild your Corvette
>> Dash Cluster for $245.00. If you have a bad power supply there is a
>> $100.00 fee for replacing the power supply. Most dash clusters do not
>> require a new power supply, however some dash clusters do.
>>
>> http://www.tabercorvetteparts.com/parts/clusters.html
>>
>> g'day
>> --
>> "Key"
>
> Yes, as I mentioned they can be repaired....> apparently i never
> bookmarked it....i did bookmark the link you have though...
>
> Thanks..
>
> Fwed
Want to get fancy ? AND spend some $$

http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd190.htm

kickstart

Before you spend money on a cluster repair..CHECK ALL THE GROUND WIRES..turn
on all the lights and accessories..let the car idle..if the lights brighten
up when you race the engine there is a good chance there is a bad ground
connection some where..ground connections are always a big problem on
plastic cars like the Vette.

The C-4 cluster is of course another GM engineering disaster of biblical
proportions..almost as bad as the Chassis shake and the optispark mess. How
GM can even continue in the car business is a wonder...just check the
Corvette book for C-4 recall info..over 13 pages of recalls with about 25
items per page. ( Do the math )...???

"fweddybear" > wrote in message
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>> "fweddybear" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>> "hmmmmmm" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> u...
>>>>>>>> sounds like a newer corvette is needed!.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> if not, then a complete body-off restoration SHOULD
>>>>>>>> get rid of the problem....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> :-P
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> or just do what the other guy reckon's...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> p.s. is the new C7 "really" moving to a 42volts
>>>>>>>> setup???
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "rewcsw" > wrote in message
>>>>>>>> lkaboutautos.com...
>>>>>>>>> i just purchased an 85 vette that has been
>>>>>>>>> somewhat neglected. I am having
>>>>>>>>> a problem with the digital dash lights. They go
>>>>>>>>> bright and dim and the
>>>>>>>>> volt meter fluctuates up and down as well. What
>>>>>>>>> can I do to fix this??
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can repair the cluster.....it will be between
>>>>>>> 300 and 500 bucks....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Fwed
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> he didn't say the cluster didn't work.
>>>>>> if the cluster was bad?
>>>>>> chances are it wouldn't light up at all.
>>>>>> I had to have mine repaired but it because it
>>>>>> wouldn't light up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> "Key"
>>>>>> =====
>>>>>
>>>>> My cluster needs to be repaired, but it shows no
>>>>> sign of not working either. It is drawing too much
>>>>> current and every now and then I have a dead battery.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fwed
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> how do you know its your cluster that's causing your
>>>> problem?
>>>> might not be your cluster that's drawing too much
>>>> current.
>>>>
>>>> my2¢
>>>> --
>>>> "Key"
>>>> =====
>>>
>>>
>>> I've had it checked by my mechanic....there is a fuse
>>> he pulled for the cluster that indicated no more
>>> short....after that, I started poking around the
>>> internet about cluster repair and found a site from a
>>> lace in bristol ct that has them... They are too bad as
>>> far as price, and you can replace them yourself fairly
>>> easily (without having to take the dash apart)
>>>
>>> Fwed
>>
>>
>> You can have them repaired.
>>
>> Taber Corvette Parts
>> 421 Outer S. State St.
>> Chandler, IN 47610
>> 1-877-349-2838
>>
>> Current Special on 84-89 Corvette Dash Clusters: rebuild
>> your Corvette Dash Cluster for $245.00. If you have a bad
>> power supply there is a $100.00 fee for replacing the
>> power supply. Most dash clusters do not require a new
>> power supply, however some dash clusters do.
>>
>> http://www.tabercorvetteparts.com/parts/clusters.html
>>
>> g'day
>> --
>> "Key"
>
> Yes, as I mentioned they can be repaired.... I don't
> really drive the car...and I have other priorities at the
> moment, so its pretty much last on the list... i have the
> battery cable disconnected and when I use it, i connect it
> then...The place in bristol ct is right down the road from
> me... well about half hour away....geez.. i thought i had
> a link to them, but apparently i never bookmarked it....i
> did bookmark the link you have though...
>
> Thanks..
>
> Fwed


g'luck to ya..

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"Key"
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> "fweddybear" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>>>>>>>>> i just purchased an 85 vette that has been somewhat
>>>>>>>>>> neglected. I am having
>>>>>>>>>> a problem with the digital dash lights. They go bright and
>>>>>>>>>> dim and the
>>>>>>>>>> volt meter fluctuates up and down as well. What can I do
>>>>>>>>>> to fix this??
>> Yes, as I mentioned they can be repaired.... I don't really
>> drive the car...and I have other priorities at the moment, so its
>> pretty much last on the list... i have the battery cable
>> disconnected and when I use it, i connect it then...The place in
>> bristol ct is right down the road from me... well about half hour
>> away....geez.. i thought i had a link to them, but apparently i
>> never bookmarked it....i did bookmark the link you have though...
>>
>> Thanks..
>>
>> Fwed
>
>
> g'luck to ya..
>
> --
> "Key"
> =====
>
Try http://www.corvettemagazine.com/1999...ash/dashp1.asp and
maybe DIY.

"Kickstart" > wrote in message
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>
>
>>> Current Special on 84-89 Corvette Dash Clusters: rebuild your Corvette
>>> Dash Cluster for $245.00. If you have a bad power supply there is a
>>> $100.00 fee for replacing the power supply. Most dash clusters do not
>>> require a new power supply, however some dash clusters do.
>>>
>>> http://www.tabercorvetteparts.com/parts/clusters.html
>>>
>>> g'day
>>> --
>>> "Key"
>>
>> Yes, as I mentioned they can be repaired....> apparently i never
>> bookmarked it....i did bookmark the link you have though...
>>
>> Thanks..
>>
>> Fwed
> Want to get fancy ? AND spend some $$
>
> http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd190.htm
>
> kickstart


Ouch....

Fwed

hmmmmmm wrote:
> sounds like a newer corvette is needed!.
>
> if not, then a complete body-off restoration SHOULD
> get rid of the problem....
>
> :-P
>
> or just do what the other guy reckon's...
>
> p.s. is the new C7 "really" moving to a 42volts setup???
>
> =====snip =======

Just opinion:

Corvette's ratio of cranking load to steady-state load doesn't rate
making the move.

My guess is that you'll first see it on a large sedan or truck. Hummer
would make the most sense ... infant mortality problems would be less
damaging to the Hummer marque than to the 'vette. (Oldsmobile isn't
available to support 'beta test' of 42V).

Drivers:
1 - Allison/Daimler-Benz transmission.
2 - e-turbodiesel powerplant.
3 - Some ungodly government decree on gas mileage.

--
PJ

"Dad" > wrote in message
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>
> Try
> http://www.corvettemagazine.com/1999...ash/dashp1.asp
> and maybe DIY.
>

Good to know info..
Thanks
--
"Key"
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Ignore Pinkcow, he just gets cranky cause the wife won't let him around
the vette cause he's such a dufus.

Redbull wrote:
> Before you spend money on a cluster repair..CHECK ALL THE GROUND
> WIRES..turn on all the lights and accessories..let the car idle..if the
> lights brighten up when you race the engine there is a good chance
> there is a bad ground connection some where..ground connections are
> always a big problem on plastic cars like the Vette.
>
> The C-4 cluster is of course another GM engineering disaster of biblical
> proportions..almost as bad as the Chassis shake and the optispark mess.
> How GM can even continue in the car business is a wonder...just check
> the Corvette book for C-4 recall info..over 13 pages of recalls with
> about 25 items per page. ( Do the math )...???