david350

Would love to get this straightened out. Most of the time it's not on at all. Sometimes half lit, sometimes blinks on for a minute.

Do you think it is the pull the dash apart to get to the board fix, or a simple fuse change?

I looked in the manual, can't find what fuse it is? Any help?

'99 5.4 4x4...

Thanks.

Tupperware

Repair procedure with pics:

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/19...lem-fixed.html

Not a difficult fix. I did mine in under an hour, working slow and cleaning/dusting things as I went along.
I bought this 15w soldering iron to do the job as my lightest-duty one was 40w.

cole_ford

same here, I also used a little magnifying glass, turns out all solders were broken. Put a little dab of new solder on each one, and never had a problem in the 2 years after the fix.
BTW, if your having problems with the door lock actuators, theres a super simple fix for those too, that works fricken awesome! and as long as you have some aluminum foil, its free!!!

Tupperware

I didn't have any foil, so mine cost a penny each!