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fbachman Senior Enthusiast

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Was cleaning my dash yesterday and found this:

 

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Now, I am one of those that uses a truck more as a durable car rather than working it it as hard as some do here. As anal as I am and as careful as I am, this is a little dissappointing.

 

Guess I gotta live with it. I don't even want to KNOW what this unit costs to replace, as I am sure the entire head would have to be swapped. :dunno:

 

I dunno, maybe a little flat black model paint and a small brush, a sharpie, or..... any other ideas?

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jdubub Senior Enthusiast

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Man.... I'm sorry to see that. I cant stand it when that $hi* happens. How often do you push that auto button?

fbachman Senior Enthusiast

fbachman

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Man.... I'm sorry to see that. I cant stand it when that $hi* happens. How often do you push that auto button?

 

Oddly enough, not much. I happen to like the "Auto" function, and leave it on 71 almost year-round.

 

In the winter, I do go back and forth between Defrost and Auto mode, but I can't believe that I do it EXCESSIVELY.......

 

I mean, if this is the only thing I have to deal with, hard to complain. Otherwise, other than one or two issues, this truck has been flawless and otherwise represents excellent build quality and reliability...

 

I must admit, however, have seen 15-20 year old import brands that have dashboards that look like the day they wre purchased. IT is a little frustrating, but..... hey.

RockySierra Enthusiast

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Yup it happened to me. Was able to get it replaced under warranty, along with the fake chrome plating flaking off on the inside door handles.

Austin83 Enthusiast

Austin83

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I had that happen on my last Ford on the radio controls. I would try a very fine tip sharpie pin to see if it even comes close. You don't want to go crazy with something like a sharpie or touch up paint because if it looks like dookie then you have to try to remove what you did while trying to keep from removing more of the factory finish. I would also check some pick and pull salvage yards and find a Sierra, Silverado, Yukon, etc. that has that unit. You might have to do some searching, but I bet there are plenty of salvage yards that have what you need. Good luck, wish I had an excuse to go look around a salvage yard! :D

RockySierra Enthusiast

RockySierra

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If it is on the button, don't bother with the sharpie, it is a light green plastic and the little LED light behind the plastic makes the black sharpie ink look gay when the lights are on.

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