Funny Dash Back Lighting Woe's

[Wicker man 2]

think aliens have been messing me around

 

took my dash out last week coz the backlights behind the oil pressure & fual gauage wernt working put new bulbs in all ok again took it out lastnight for the first time in the dark sinse replacing them bulbs now the ones on the other side were gone behind the engine temp so put new bulbs in today & still no light behind them gauages

[Wicker man 2]

anyone

[hengti 2]

only thing i can think to suggest is taking the instrument cluster out again and swapping some of the unused bulb holders around to see if that makes any difference

 

in my (limited) experience, as soon as you start getting trouble with the dash lights, you'll be forever taking the instrument cluster out to replace other bulbs - 'tis annoying and fiddly

[Wicker man 2]

bit of a update

 

just spent the last few hours playing around with it

 

got some more new bulbs - still no work

 

took known working bulbs out & put them in the holders for them gauages - still dont work

 

so it must be a dash fault & not a bulb fault

 

only thing i can get working on that side is the engine temp warning light well thats a start

 

i cant understand it thay were working fine then i took the dash out to replace the bulbs that were broke done that its not like i dropped it off the roof off my house or took a bath with it or nowt

 

dont no what to do next now apart from jump up & down on the dash

Edited March 30, 2007 by Wicker man

[sonofsam 5]

I have the same problem were working fine before I took the clocks out, havent had

time to investigate yet, maybe tommorow I'll get a chance

[hengti 2]

this is probably a really patronising suggestion - but are you sure you've put all the plugs back in?

 

there are five - four biggies across the top and a smaller that goes somewhere behind the tacho

 

just a thought - and apols if it's an obvious one

[Wicker man 2]

not patronising at all

 

all the plugs are in

[sonofsam 5]

Fuse # 13 not blown?

[Wicker man 2]

ermmmm pass lmao

 

what fuse13 do?

[sonofsam 5]

Er, instrument panel illumination and sidelights.

[jackherer 543]

Its worth checking the dimmer dial is plugged in (and turned to full obviously! )

 

Also there is an earth plug on the side of the steering column by the ignition barrel that might have come loose.