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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:58 am 
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check ur wirings then.....will be hell of a job though running ur fingers through the wires have fun and good luck =D

 

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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:36 am 
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there is a couple of earth wires on top of your dash where the plastic cover is below the windscreen if you take that plastic cover off .
there is 3 or 4 wires were the dash pad bolts to the car.
i had some similer probs and the earth wires on top of the dash were a little loose. tightend them up and all ok now.....

if all else fails give it a try...
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:17 pm 
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Thanks for the tips all.

Last night after filling up at the servo, I turned my wipers on and as I did the dash lit up fine and stayed lit up until I parked the car at home.

I took the fairmont down to an auto electrician who had a quick look and poked around a bit for no charge. The only thing was that the problem had stopped and none of the symptoms were happening.

This is after he jiggled around on a few wires and relays. He explained that the most probable causes are the modulators on the switch or the on the dash itself. Or alternatively a solder joint has been knocked loose. He said if it happens again drop it back and he will open up the dash.

But it seems to be fine now :?

Damn gremlins in my dash :evil:
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:20 pm 
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Ok. An update for those interested.

The EA & EB series I falcon/fairmont's that came with a digital dash display there were some common faults.

1. - The power aerial will crap out.

2. - The micro in-dash computer that controls power aerial, window wipers and dash display almost always craps out.

Im working with Ford and a trusted auto eleccy now to solve it once & for all... no matter what the cost.

Ill post up any future updates in the hope that it will help someone else out.

Cheers
Pat
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:13 am 
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Yeah definately interested. Please keep us informed.
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