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| biosurfer1 |
 Aug 31 2003, 07:24 PM
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Teener fo Life!  Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California  |
My dash lights are not working, i check the fuses and i'm missing one, but when i moved another fuse to check, they still did not come on. From left to right, there are 12 fuses, it is the 7th one missing and the cover is hard to read, should this be the fuse that controls the lights? if not, what does that fuse do? i would have a hard time believing that ALL of the dash lights burnt out... any thoughts? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Aug 31 2003, 07:34 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
Make sure the switch is turned all the way to the right. Could be a bad reostat on the switch. common problem. 7th fuse from the left is the license plate light.
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| biosurfer1 |
Aug 31 2003, 07:37 PM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
is there any way to fix the switch, or do i have to replace?
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Aug 31 2003, 07:45 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
Could possibly be repaired, if you could find the proper reostat. Probably better to replace it if that's the problem. Usually you just loose the dimmer aspect of the dash lights. They're not that bright anyway.
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| biosurfer1 |
Aug 31 2003, 08:26 PM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
thanks a lot curt...been a big help (although i will say i'm a bit scared of your member number (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) )
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Aug 31 2003, 08:30 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
me too!
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| biosurfer1 |
Aug 31 2003, 08:33 PM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
now if someone could just tell me why the headlight switch is $345 at pelican parts?!?! ebay, here i come:)
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| Joseph Mills |
Aug 31 2003, 10:55 PM
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on a Sonoma diet now... Group: Members Posts: 1,482 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Oklahoma City, OK Member No.: 39 |
QUOTE(vsg914 @ Aug 31 2003, 08:30 PM) me too! Hey Curt, Maybe you should have this tag instead of me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Attached File(s) |
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| Dave_Darling |
Aug 31 2003, 11:21 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,984 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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Fuse 7 is for the instrument lights. It also powers the engine bay/rear trunk light, and the license plate lights. I'm betting you have a short in that circuit somewhere (even odds it's one or both license plate lights being plugged in backwards) and that the fuse you swapped in to test #7 is also popped now.
There are two connections on the license plate lights. The ground one should get a brown wire. The ground connection should have connectivity to the mounting screws, and the power one should not. --DD |
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| biosurfer1 |
Sep 1 2003, 12:23 AM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
actually, when i switched the fuse, it didnt pop. tomorrow, i'll have more time to go over things and figure it out. i'll check the license plate lights first, there is definatly something going on cause i tried everything and cant get the stupid lights to go on:(
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| Andyrew |
Sep 1 2003, 12:29 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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You might have to just take the license plate lights out and clean the heck out of them.. the connections everything.. I dont think mine came on, and I checked my connections and I cleaned them (I doubt they would show even if they where on.. they where very dirty/corroded)
You need to take some pics of your car.. Do you not have a digital? I will be home all day tomorrow working on my car, we could take some pics.. If your free email me or PM me.. Andrew |
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| biosurfer1 |
Sep 1 2003, 01:10 AM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
i'll be taking some pics tomorrow, i wanted to make her all purrty before i showed her off, i'll post tomorrow night...
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| URY914 |
Sep 1 2003, 06:03 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,532 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
I have the light switch and an ingition switch out of my car if you need them. $30 for both-trying to get rid of this stuff.
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