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Dash Lights Do Not Work, Could it be the light switch? |
vesnyder |
May 5 2008, 05:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 680 Joined: 14-April 05 From: Cleveland, OH Member No.: 3,933 |
After dinking with gauge lights behind my dash my lights no longer work? Any chance that I burnt out my headlight switch? It seems like I did this before and after replacing my headlight switch it solved the problem. Any other ideas?
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SLITS |
May 5 2008, 06:37 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
Sometimes the little rheostat (brightens & dims dashlights) on the back of the headlight switch gives up. Look at the switch and count the pins ... it'll tell you which one you need.
If you dinked you may have knocked a wire loose, kicked a fuse out or ???? |
r_towle |
May 5 2008, 06:46 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,594 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
There is a common ground for the instrument lights that runs in series...make sure its connected.
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vesnyder |
May 5 2008, 08:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 680 Joined: 14-April 05 From: Cleveland, OH Member No.: 3,933 |
The rheostat is a goner, but still not entirely sure that is my problem. Tried to see how many pins on my current switch and could not see - need to remove the fuse box.
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