digital display quit working
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Forum Name: Vehicle Wiring Information & File Requests
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Printed Date: May 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Topic: digital display quit working
Posted By: myeser7
Subject: digital display quit working
Date Posted: January 03, 2009 at 1:10 PM
I installed the alarm portion of a galaxy 5000rs remote start/alarm combo and after putting everything back together, my odometer, tripmeter, clock, etc... quit working. I've looked to see if any fuses were blown but found none. I also unhooked the battery in an attempt to reset the system, also no luck. Can anyone help me figure this out, Please? I don't know if it might be a relay or what, but I don't remember messing with any gauge wires or computer wires. Just door lock, doom light, door triggers, ignition, starter, accessory and so forth.
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sign guy
Replies:
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: January 03, 2009 at 3:21 PM
It would help us help you if we knew what kind of vehicle you had.
Posted By: myeser7
Date Posted: January 03, 2009 at 7:51 PM
sorry, i'm an idiot. I'm working on a 1999 mercury cougar with the v6 motor. Any ideas??
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sign guy
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: January 03, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Did you remove the cluster to install the led? Did you possibly unplug a harness from the rear of the cluster while connecting wires at the keyswitch? You mentioned an accessory wire, did you cut and splice it, possibly a bad connection there?
Posted By: myeser7
Date Posted: January 04, 2009 at 9:37 AM
the only things I unplugged were a cluster of wires at the fuse box under the dash and a small cluster at the factory keyless module. I used wire taps for all other connections. I did cut the starter wire as shown in the instruction manual to relay the starter defeat/ anti grind. I used to heat shrink tube to seal off all of the wires in the 20-pin harness that I decided weren't necessary: tach wire, negative and positive door trigger wires(until I can buy some diodes to isolate), glow plug/emergency brake wire, horn output wire, parking light wire(only because I could not get it to work with or without #775 relay), etc.... I didn't unplug any harness' at ignition or gauges. The first time I check fuses and unhooked battery the digital display came back on but everything was scrambled. So unhooked and rehooked battery and checked fuses again. Then it quit working again. ------------- sign guy
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