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| Cvrguy |
 Oct 1 2026, 01:15 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 18-September 25 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 28,995 Region Association: None  |
I had all of the instrument lights go out on me recently. Is there a single ground point for them? If so, where is it? I checked the defrost light wire aft of the shifter. That's not the problem.
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| emerygt350 |
Oct 2 2026, 06:03 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,787 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
I had the pot go in my headlight switch. Lost all the dash lights. Rather than muck with it (I mean, they are so damn dim even with LEDs, why a dimmer?) I just bypassed the pot on the switch and have them just full on when I pull the lights.
The pot went before I upgraded to the LEDs. Sadly, you have to pull the knee guard to get at the switch otherwise it would be an easy thing to check. |
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| JamesM |
Oct 2 2026, 10:56 AM
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Caretaker of 914s - Master of Fuel Injection Group: Members Posts: 2,330 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Kearns, UT Member No.: 5,834 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
QUOTE(emerygt350 @ Oct 2 2026, 04:03 AM)  I had the pot go in my headlight switch. I find this to be the more common reason to loose dash illumination. the glue holding the wire coil fails, the wire bunches, shorts and magic smoke is released. |
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Cvrguy Instrument lights ground point Oct 1 2026, 01:15 PM
JeffBowlsby Probably the ground behind the fuse panel, drivers... Oct 1 2026, 01:42 PM FlacaProductions the common black/blue striped line was the one i w... Oct 1 2026, 01:52 PM
Cvrguy thanks to all Oct 2 2026, 10:57 AM
Cvrguy The car came with a JWest fuse panel installed by ... Oct 2 2026, 11:17 AM |
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