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Old 04-03-2011, 10:17 PM
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Hey everyone,

Our 2003 GMC cluster has an issue. The shifter indicator is extremely dim. Has anyone else run across this? I haven't had this happen on my older 2001 truck, it is bright as can be. Thanks.

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Does it change brightness with the dial on the headlight switch?
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Ah sucks. I've seen it before. Not on my truck but on an escalade cluster i had to take apart. A bunch of the parts inside were burnt up and broken.
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my 03 avalanche did that I sent it hear to get fixed

I paid for the waranty and everything
get the free shiping to them and back
it was about a week turn around time

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hope everything works out for ya
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Originally Posted by LowSilver
Hey everyone,

Our 2003 GMC cluster has an issue. The shifter indicator is extremely dim. Has anyone else run across this? I haven't had this happen on my older 2001 truck, it is bright as can be. Thanks.

-Kenny
This is a very easy fix, top left of the speedometer stepper motor (you need to disassemble cluster) there is two rows of resistors that need to be re soldered. After this it will be bright as new, cheers.
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Originally Posted by TXSZ66AVLANCHE
This is a very easy fix, top left of the speedometer stepper motor (you need to disassemble cluster) there is two rows of resistors that need to be re soldered. After this it will be bright as new, cheers.
That's the fix? Resoldering resistors? Cause I got dim spots from 0-50mph, or somethin like that, & the gas ga. from 0-1/4 tank. I think that's it, but there may be 1 more like this. All this time, I thought faulty stepper motor(s) were the issue on GM backlighting issues.
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^^^ I don't think your is resistor
However, I have 03 GMC and got same problem and heard to resoder the wires but have not tried it yet
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