dennismatako Posted May 16, 2012 Report Posted May 16, 2012 hi my name is Dennis i just bought a ford galaxy seven seatter 1.8 57 . my problem is that my instrumenal cluster is not working fully as the limunation light is not working. as in when am driving at night i cant see how much speed am doing as the dash boad is dark. i have gone to ford dealers n a new cluster cost 600 including vat . my quastion is. does anyone know where i could get a second hand instrumenal cluster or new one which is not very expensive. i leave in dargenham essex in uk. email denkalisa@yahoo.com thanks Quote
Amarok Posted May 16, 2012 Report Posted May 16, 2012 http://www.f150forum.com/members/akdoggie-41788/albums/service-manual-1997-2003-04-h/36668-instrument-panel-backside-light-bulb-replacement-1997-2003-04-h.jpgDennis,it sounds like the bulbs have blown on the instrument lighting, you can change these there are 4 bulbs in total go to Halfords and they will help and get yourself a Galaxy Workshop Manual Quote
dennismatako Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Posted May 16, 2012 hi thanks for your replay but my ford galaxy is 57 rag and ford dealer has told me that the instrumental cluster for my galaxy does not have bulbs. since my galaxy is 5 years old,its operaters with lcd . which means its hard to change these. thats why i need to get a new one or second hand. ford people said that if i get a second hand one thaen i will still have to pay them 100 for them to transfer the milage. its all driving me crazy. thnks dennis Quote
alan_131 Posted May 17, 2012 Report Posted May 17, 2012 Hi Dennis. I'm sure one of the experts will be along soon with a better informed answer, but I wouldn't rush to replace the cluster just yet. Not familiar with the Mk3 (it is MK3?)at all, but I wonder if your problem might be something other than the cluster. LEDs are normally extremely reliable (50,000-100,000 Hours life) unless they're accidentally connected to a higher voltage. Not to say that it's not something in the cluster but could be something else. Does the MK3 have a way of dimming the instrument lights? Most cars do. If it does, I'd try looking for problems around the wiring that feeds the dimmer switch, the switch itself, etc. I don't have a copy of the TIS (the Ford Dealer workshop manual) but somebodyelse might be able to give to give you a better steer. Do all the other lights (warnings etc) and displays on the dash work ok? Do you have any other problems... Good luck! Quote
chrispb123456 Posted May 17, 2012 Report Posted May 17, 2012 My MK3 61 reg the dimmer switch is to the right of the main lighting switch, the panel is dimmed by turning the push button for the rear fog-lamp Quote
dennismatako Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Posted May 18, 2012 hi thanks for yuer responds bt my galaxy does not have a dimmer switch or a button i can push.which is funny since my previous car bmw of which is 15 years old it had a dimmer switch. my friend did a diogostic for me n the result was that the control module u3000 is not working. all the other warning lights r working fine. any ideas on where i can buy this control module? i have tryed ford dealers n they say that it comes with the instumental cluster. Quote
alan_131 Posted May 18, 2012 Report Posted May 18, 2012 (edited) I found this document on the web. http://qa2k3.motorcraftservice.com/vdirs/protech/quickstart/projects/2013eWSM/EPAS/ENG/dtc/PSCM_U3000.xml NOT aimed at your car (too old!) but shows that the code your friend read for you typically has associated sub codes, might be handy to know what these were, and if they came back after being cleared. Perhaps you could tell us the model Galaxy you have (like LX or Ghia), and if your switch panel looks like this?http://www.lyonssystemsserver.com/breakerpro/1038/1038-070312-161919-891-PTIMG.jpg Realise that your car may be different to crispb123456's as the lucky whatsit has a brand new one, but I wonder if your car should have had a switch - is it possible that the switch has been swapped? I know that some cars don't, but even my old Aspen had a dimmer and that was the lowest imaginable trim level... Did the Ford dealer look at the car - they should be able to look up the actual car on their system and see if it came out of the factory with one. One other thought - some cars (frankly I can't remember which manufacturer let alone models) had pop-out centres to switches (you push the middle of the switch and it pops out about 10mm), maybe yours is like this but jammed in? All just thoughts rather than knowledge I'm afraid... Edited May 18, 2012 by alan_131 Quote
alan_131 Posted May 18, 2012 Report Posted May 18, 2012 Sorry - tried to edit post but then got distracted and it timed out.... Although not a solution, it seems you're not the first member with something similar http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/index.php?/topic/23389-headlights-on-dash-lights-out/page__p__167909__hl__headlight__fromsearch__1# Quote
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