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Guys, is there any way to brighten the readout of my pod temperature gauge? The light for my clinometer and altimeter are nice and bright, but the temperature readout is really faint.

Can that temperature part be replaced? Can the readout be boosted somehow?
I tried searching the forum, but no luck.

Thanks
Steve

The readout for internal/external temp has two brightness levels: bright (daytime) and dim when you switch your lights on.

It could be that yours is running in dimmed mode for some reason? (DRL install maybe??)

If the numbers are illuminating then you know the unit is working, so it's just a case of tracing back to find out why the brighter mode isn't functioning when your lights are off?

Mine's the same, and Bruce is right. It was working as it should until I installed my DRL, now when the lights are on (which is always) it's on dim mode. I can hardly read it in the daytime. Haven't had a chance to do anything with it yet - anyone have experience with this?

I'm afraid I can't help much because we don't have all this DRL stuff to deal with over here! (always sounds like a lot of work just to get some lights running!!)

First thing I would do is trace the illumination wire from the dash pod and rewire it to the main headlamp feed (dipped beam) and this should work? DEPENDING on the configuration of the DRL set-up I guess....which, like I mentioned, is out of my knowledge base! Wiring it to the main headlamp feed will mean it only dips when you switch your dipped beam on, not your side lights (if that makes sense?)

Let me know how you get on?

Bruce.

Hmmm....OK - I'll have to think about this for a bit - too much Sat. night vino right now.

The curious thing is, if I cup my hand over the readout, I can just barely see the temp (with DRLs on/working, van running), but when I turn my dash lights on by the column switch, and all my other lights come on for the pod, and the temp display actually dims.

So it seems the brightest setting just isn't bright enough.....
Will try tracing the wires to the source and see what that tells me....

I finally got around to fixing this on my delica. Mardy was test driving my van after a delica tune and I mentioned the problem to him. Right away, he pointed out that only my headlights should come on with my daytime running lights, not all my running lights. Bruce mentioned this too in a previous post. I disconnected the wire going to the lights from the module, and reconnected it directly to the low beam circuit (from right inside the headlight housing, which made it very easy to isolate).

And now - it all works as it should. The pod doesn't dim with the DRLs but they do when you turn the lights on. If all your lights come on with your DRLs, then this is definitely the first thing to try. I love it when things are that easy to fix!

Well - I fixed mine now too.
All I needed was a rarely employed technique called 'wiggle-it'.

I took the small bottom front piece off the centre pod and removed the two screws so that I could unplug the whole unit and move it to my work bench. Removed all the screws to open up everything and dismantled the circuit boards for the thermometer by removing the four screws. I then just kinda poked and wiggled and blew away some dust on the wires connecting to the circuit board plugged the main unit back into the dash. TUrned on key and low and behold - the temp display suddenly went nice and bright!!??

When in doubt - wiggle it.

Luckily you didn't have to progress to the more advanced technique called "hitting it."

Perhaps we could have a ambient temperature 'measure-off' now. You know, see who can best read their gauge while driving into the setting sun, or see how far away from your van you can get and still read the gauge, etc.

Or maybe not.