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Hello
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Mt Barker, SA
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My Dad has an AU1 Fairmont. His little climate control display has been playing up in an unusual manner. The numbers sort of fade away. Sometimes you can see some numbers and sometimes you can see other numbers, but rarely can you see everything at once. For example, when it displays outside temp, you often see 4 degrees instead of 24 degrees and things like that... The weird thing is that every now and then, the entire screen works properly, just for a bit. Then it goes back to is usual partial view which it has been doing for a few months now. Is there likely to be some connection problem? The globes are obviously not the problem as it does periodically come back on properly and then parts of it disappear. It has had other problems before and the display has been taken apart and fixed, for other reasons. Thinking something may have been damaged or knocked in the process. Any ideas? I know the are temperamental things! Thanks Jac
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AULTD
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Langwarrin
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Do a search on this as there is a mob in Vic that fix them for about $100 sent through the post.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,452
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Most companies that fix them seem to do it on a swap-over basis. If you want the one you have repaired, there's a place in Mitcham called Ringwood Speedo's that will fix it for $75. It's the strip that runs behind the LCD panel, it gets affected by the heat.
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All Bran = Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: BrizVegas
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I posted mine to this guy. Got it back fixed a few days later.
http://www.geocities.com/liquidxtal/index_ford.html |
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Spin 'em Habib !
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Cranbourne Victoria
Posts: 3,854
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Common Problem with these , mums has fried too , getting new unit from ford - $298
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Hello
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Mt Barker, SA
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Thanks guys! Dad is sending his unit off to that guy in Melbourne, as per the link above. Thanks for your help!
Jac
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Formally FairmontPom
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Melbourne
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Stop!!! Drop it into the liqidxtal guy and get it fixed and warranteed for $70 ish!!
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Hello
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Mt Barker, SA
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By the way, good idea on the Common Problems thread, excellent idea!
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Tuned by HPF
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Cranbourne
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I'm up to my 4th display in 5 years (AU3 Fairmont).
Lucky it's still got extended warranty....As soon as I start to lose digits it goes in for a new one! I will run out of warranty in a year or so and then it's at my cost. Regards. Norton |
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Hello
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Mt Barker, SA
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He would recommend this guy to anyone who has a similar problem! Thanks Jac
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All Bran = Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: BrizVegas
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I was really impressed with the fixer guy (can't think of his name). A relatively inexpensive fix for something that is so noticeable when it's not working correctly. |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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i have a LCD temperature sensor for my RC cars.
sometimes the LCD display does the same as described above....fades out etc. a few minutes in the freezer seems to fix it for long time. dont really know how you would go about getting freezing air onto the display in your car but that is all it needs to fix it. might even be to just go to the trouble to remove it and put it in the feezer for a while...unless you can think of another way? |
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innocent bystander
Join Date: Jun 2007
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I went to the guy in Melbourne that ronwest mentioned http://www.geocities.com/liquidxtal/index_ford.html
... his name is Ayhan and he is Moorabbin... he did an on-the-spot changeover with a 12 month warranty for $120 or he could repair my old one for $110 (but I would have to come back and collect it later in the day)... he takes it out and puts it back in for that price... very friendly and quick... recommended. Now our Fairmont's interior is perfect! Last edited by mickbag; 04-07-2007 at 09:03 PM. Reason: adding |
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... Fear it!
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Adelaide
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Yours too ey?? .. god it annoys me .. 1 thing us fairmont boys have to suffer with!!!
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Melbourne Vic
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