bad headlight switch??, turned knob, fuse for dash lights blows |
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bad headlight switch??, turned knob, fuse for dash lights blows |
Mueller |
Dec 1 2004, 09:09 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,150 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
headlights come on fine, but when I turn the knob all the way to the left(?) the fuse blew for the dash lights
sign of switch going bad?? thanks |
TheCabinetmaker |
Dec 1 2004, 09:48 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
Switch to the left turns the dash lights off (or very low), The reostat on back of the switch could be shorted out.
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scotty914 |
Dec 1 2004, 09:52 PM
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suby torque rules Group: Members Posts: 1,528 Joined: 20-July 03 From: maryland, the land of 25 year Member No.: 924 |
knob to right lights bright ( sorry it came out like that )
if not them i would say hot wire on wrong terminal of switch and maybe bad bulb in a gauge if yes i agree with vsg 914 |
jwalters |
Dec 2 2004, 08:28 AM
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Sooo Close....... Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 14-May 04 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 2,068 Region Association: Europe |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) Hey man--I want to say that on the pelican parts---or maybe it was the A.A> site for tech ??? gave an indepth instruction for disassembling and repairing this switch--looked very easy..check it out (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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