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Old 08-21-2008, 10:01 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Backlights burnt out, or never there?
I have a used 4WD '06 XLT. I have noticed that the cruise switches and the dash dimmer switches don't have backlights. I'm wondering if they are burned out, or Ford just didn't backlight them. Anyone???
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I looked at an 08 and the cruise switches were lit dont know if there the same though
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Seems to me that they should be lit. My '00 Explorer had them backlit.

Anybody here with an '06 Escape that can tell me for sure???
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no lights on those my friend, sorry. Wish they were though.
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Thanks for the positive ID. I'm used to the layout from years of driving an Explorer, so I guess I'll just feel my way around in the dark. You'd think for a few cents they could have dropped a couple LEDs in there... ah, it's a Ford, I shouldn't expect too much.
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