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Old 1/26/13, 07:43 PM
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The 4.2 LCD display on my new GT is .....

Definitely off center. Meaning it is closer to the speedometer than the tach. Not directly between the two. So I'm wondering if this is true for all 13 Mustangs with the premium package? Or just 13 Mustangs in general with this 4.2" LCD display for that matter? Sorry to sound **** btw, but it's quite noticeable and is bugging me.

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My one looks to be in the center, I can take a pic if you want.
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Pics of said issue?
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Rack, thanks for the reply. No pic needed. I may post one myself though if I get more responses.
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A better way to describe this: When I open the door in the dark and get in and shut the door (no key), the gauges light up along with the odometer. I can see the outline of the 4.2 display. It's not square. It has sloping shoulders for lack of a better term. The left shoulder hits my speedo at a higher point than where the left shoulder hits my tach. So that tells me the whole lcd display is offset to the left, instead of being right in the middle. Wow I hope that makes sense. That's the best I can articulate with a keyboard. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Fifty
A better way to describe this: When I open the door in the dark and get in and shut the door (no key), the gauges light up along with the odometer. I can see the outline of the 4.2 display. It's not square. It has sloping shoulders for lack of a better term. The left shoulder hits my speedo at a higher point than where the left shoulder hits my tach. So that tells me the whole lcd display is offset to the left, instead of being right in the middle. Wow I hope that makes sense. That's the best I can articulate with a keyboard. Thanks!
I have a '12 and no display... but that's the kind of thing I'd notice right off and it would drove me out of my mind.
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Excuse me. I meant "where the RIGHT shoulder" hits my tach. I'm middle aged and a rookie on forums. Bear with me please. I can really notice it more now when the "driver door ajar" light comes on. Then I can easily see my 4.2 display is almost a 1/4 inch closer to the speedo than the tach. Def not my imagination. So again, wondering if anyone else has had this problem? Thanks!
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mine is centered - however....



So take a pic and show us - and get used to this, and welcome to TMS.

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Post a pic of what your talking about.
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Perfectly centered in my '13 Boss

Can you drop by your dealer or the closest one and check out another one to see if yours wasn't assembled properly at the factory? Just a thought.

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yeah mines fine.
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Did you get a set of winter tires for your Boss Jeff? I still have the stock summer only tires on mine, thus it sits in my garage, lonely... waiting to be driven again. <sigh>
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Originally Posted by ace72ace
Can you drop by your dealer or the closest one and check out another one to see if yours wasn't assembled properly at the factory? Just a thought.

i can actually see what hes talking about in your pic.
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Originally Posted by southcarolina12
i can actually see what hes talking about in your pic.
By the pic that's posted, I used to think the same thing about mine. What I think it actually is is an illusion because of the slope of the top of the housing. It'd have to be measured to be certain.
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Learn to live with it instead of having your dealer remove panels and the risk of rattles afterwards - which is much more annoying.
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That is the way they all are, mine is the same as the picture posted.
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Originally Posted by Siber Express
That is the way they all are, mine is the same as the picture posted.
My one looks the same also.
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Without seeing the OP's cluster, my *guess* is that there's nothing wrong with it, it looks the same as the other 10s of thousands manufactured with this display. Not everyone's perception, vision, and physiology is the same, YMMV, not valid in Hawaii or Alaska, limit 3 per person, double occupancy required, no coupons, rebates, discounts, or offers. Cash value 1/1,000,000,000th of a cent.
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Originally Posted by ace72ace
Did you get a set of winter tires for your Boss Jeff? I still have the stock summer only tires on mine, thus it sits in my garage, lonely... waiting to be driven again. <sigh>
yeah whatever the cheapest 18s were from tirerack with blizzak lm60s. looks pretty horrible.


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