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I have done a lot of research and discovered that on a 2004 there is no module behind the mirror. My next question is:
On the 2004, does anyone know where the compass module is?
First, I want to say, I am working on a 2004 SD, Crew Cab, 4 X 4. So often people leave out the year they are working on and that does not help many.
Everything works on the truck, except the compass. I have tried to calibrate it time after time, with no results. I have no problem setting the zone (4). And, I have no problem getting it in to "CAL" mode.
But, my real question is: On the "04", is there a module behind the rear view mirror, like I keep hearing the later years have. I have no module, as I have seen in pictures, of a module that clips to the back of the mirror.
If there is supposed to be a module there, on the 04, outstanding. I know why my compass will not calibrate. If it is not there, and is located somewhere else, does anybody know where that is?
It took quite a while to get the damn outside temp working. A broken wire. I had hoped that would fix the compass too. But it did not.
And yes, I have had the circuit board down and resoldered all that.
Resoldering the circuit board seems to be a challenge for a lot of people to get an iron in the small places. What I did was pound the solder, with a hammer, until it was paper thin. I took scissors and cut a few small rectangles pieces out of it. I dabbed some flux on the connections that needed solder, set the solder pieces in place, set the resistor in place, and used a heat gun. Typical 60/40 solder melts at about 260* +/_ , which will not effect the circuit board at all.
By the way, make the pieces of solder just big enough that when you put the resistor back down, it will hold the solder in place. If you don't, you might find yourself looking for a very small piece of solder on the ground. Not that I did that........
Before you turn the heat gun on it is best to get a small screwdriver, or something similar to hold the resister down until the solder melts. They can fly away too......
Now where the hell is the compass module on an 04.
Thanks,
I have done a lot of research and discovered that on a 2004 there is no module behind the mirror. My next question is:
On the 2004, does anyone know where the compass module is?
First, I want to say, I am working on a 2004 SD, Crew Cab, 4 X 4. So often people leave out the year they are working on and that does not help many.
Everything works on the truck, except the compass. I have tried to calibrate it time after time, with no results. I have no problem setting the zone (4). And, I have no problem getting it in to "CAL" mode.
But, my real question is: On the "04", is there a module behind the rear view mirror, like I keep hearing the later years have. I have no module, as I have seen in pictures, of a module that clips to the back of the mirror.
If there is supposed to be a module there, on the 04, outstanding. I know why my compass will not calibrate. If it is not there, and is located somewhere else, does anybody know where that is?
It took quite a while to get the damn outside temp working. A broken wire. I had hoped that would fix the compass too. But it did not.
And yes, I have had the circuit board down and resoldered all that.
Resoldering the circuit board seems to be a challenge for a lot of people to get an iron in the small places. What I did was pound the solder, with a hammer, until it was paper thin. I took scissors and cut a few small rectangles pieces out of it. I dabbed some flux on the connections that needed solder, set the solder pieces in place, set the resistor in place, and used a heat gun. Typical 60/40 solder melts at about 260* +/_ , which will not effect the circuit board at all.
By the way, make the pieces of solder just big enough that when you put the resistor back down, it will hold the solder in place. If you don't, you might find yourself looking for a very small piece of solder on the ground. Not that I did that........
Before you turn the heat gun on it is best to get a small screwdriver, or something similar to hold the resister down until the solder melts. They can fly away too......
Now where the hell is the compass module on an 04.
Thanks,