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Posted by: vesnyder Mar 18 2006, 10:05 PM

OK, ny upgrade was going well, but I've run into some issue - one is that my interior gauge lights just quit working? The weird this is that I have some console lights that take the feed from the middle console ( for the heater indicator) and they are out as well? The fuses seem to all be OK - there isnt't a relay that controls these, is there? Any chance that the light switch has gone bad so that it turns off the gauge lights? Any ideas are appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Posted by: Toast Mar 18 2006, 10:21 PM

I would replace the fuses anyway, clean the contacts and check the wiring going to those fuses to make sure they are secure.

Sounds like a fuse issue to me.

Posted by: Rand Mar 19 2006, 01:00 AM

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fuses seem to all be OK

Seem to be ok? I'm sure this is just semantics and no guesswork is involved... But just in case you are not absolutely certain the fuses are good, be sure and test with a ohmmeter/continuity tester.

Posted by: drive-ability Mar 19 2006, 01:18 AM

Just like most older systems there is a rheostat in-bedded in the headlight switch. They are parts which move against each-other and tend to degrade. If you can get behind the switch and probe the circuits with a test light, one should while probed via the test light brighten and dim as the dash gages do. If you can't find one which acts like that the switch is likely skewed. Of course if you have a wiring diagram you would know the correct circuit to test first. Much easier said than done.