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Old 08-09-2015, 08:06 PM
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I have a 99 accord and the numbers in the top half of odometer sometimes fade out to where I can only see the bottom half of the numbers. How do I fix this?
 
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Old 08-09-2015, 11:52 PM
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Can you see the numbers during daylight or is it simply an issue at night?
There is a small bulb behind/within the odometer that can be replaced, if the odometer is partially illuminated, it could be that the bulb has somehow worked its way out of alignment

Instructions for replacement found online: 1. remove the top two screws to the black plastic holder around the instrument cluster. 2. pull the black plastic holder straight out toward you - not up, not down - straight back toward the steering wheel. You may want to take off the top of the steering column cover, but not necessary. This will give you something underneath the plastic holder to grab onto. Note that there are two clips on the bottom left and right of the black holder, which cannot be reached from the outside. They simply unplug from the car once you pull straight out. It took a pretty good hard pull. There are also two guides which hold the bottom of the black holder down in the center up against the cluster. 3. After the black cover is off, take out the two top and the two bottom screws which mount the instrument cluster to the car. 4. tilt the top of the cluster forward to you, keeping the bottom in place. Unplug the three wiring harnesses from the instrument cluster's top. There is a small button to push on each to release them from the cluster. 5. Pull out the cluster. If you need more room, you may need to remove the top of the steering column cover. Don't remove the bottom cover, or it will take you a week to get three screws on the bottom lined up again. Twist out the light bulb holder from the bottom back of the cluster.
 
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Old 08-10-2015, 07:56 AM
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This has nothing to do with a bulb, the issue is the numbers in the LCD display fade; I've seen it as well in my 2001 Accord.
 
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Old 08-10-2015, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by shipo
This has nothing to do with a bulb, the issue is the numbers in the LCD display fade; I've seen it as well in my 2001 Accord.
How do you fix this problem?
 
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Old 08-10-2015, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Glassman68
How do you fix this problem?
Don't know, I haven't bothered to fix it yet.
 
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Old 08-10-2015, 11:10 AM
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Thanks I'll let you know what I find
 
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