Forester Clock not working

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Forester Clock not working

Post by Corax » Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:42 pm

Hey Suba-Dudes,

Just bought a 99gt forester and the roof mounted clock doesnt work. My parents also have a 99 forester and the clock in their car doesnt work either. Was wondering if it was standard that they didnt work? And if they do work does anybody have any idea what might be wrong with mine?Thanks for your thoughts.

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Post by zilejanis » Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:02 am

Corax,
open your clock and you will see few broken soldering points inside- often where a big resistor is connected to plate. Resold theese places.
Janis.

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Post by Green_eyed_liberty » Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:26 am

zilejanis wrote:Corax,
open your clock and you will see few broken soldering points inside- often where a big resistor is connected to plate. Resold theese places.
Janis.
this ^ its a very comon problem with them. i re-soldered mine and worked a treat.

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Post by lefty » Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:15 pm

MY05 Forester XT

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Post by Corax » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:17 pm

Thanks guys, will follow the instructions given in the link that Lefty put up. Should be a winner! Thanks for the help.

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Post by longy99gt » Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:33 pm

i have the 99gt, got it 2 years ago, it was still working but gave up shortly after i got it,
i have since removed it and put a remote head uhf up there instead :)
my radio already has a clock anyway, so it wasnt that crucial for me,
i have pictures on my profile about the uhf install
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Post by dibs » Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:21 pm

funny that our old and the one we got now bot dont work i got a watch so it dont worrie me lol

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Post by Corax » Sun Oct 10, 2010 11:12 pm

Removed the clock the other day and when you shook it it made a rattling noise. Opened it up and a resistor? fell out. Simple matter of soldering it back in and re soldering a couple of other connections and the clock lives!

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