Dash board lights not working

[Joester]

I have this problem.
I have got used to glancing at the dash when directly under streetlamps in order to gauge speed, etc.  This can be a worry when being followed by the law.

I intend to get this sorted soon, fortunately I am a dab-hand with a multimeter.
I would check 12V on the back of the bulb, and at the switch.
If there is, try powering the bulbs with a separate 12V (I.e a big duracell battery) and see if they work themselves.
If the bulbs don't work - new bulbs, if they do but there is no voltage, check for continuity both to the source, and to ground.
Meters are excellent tools once you have got used to them.

[Madone_si]

I'll try that out, thanks.

[AdamB]

The earth track on the PCB at the rear of the dash took a hit, on mine. So I hard wired a new earth strap in, bypassing the burnt track. This overcame my problem and allowed the lights to work again. Wiring in a couple of new wires straight to any source that comes live with the headlights (i.e. cigarette lighter surround, lights in the VDO gauges, lights on any switch) would be a good way of getting round things.

[greenie]

Me again ........>!! i had the same prob when i bought
my first MK1 cab .....I changed the switch....worked perfect ...good luck

Andy

[AndyF]

Myn used to flicker when I accelerated hard and one night blow altogether.  Had a sparky fix them for me; it was some little silver box on the back of the clocks (sorry cant remember what it was called, it was about 2years ago), don?t think it was that expensive.  Problem is it still has the flickers when accelerating hard, I?m hopeing it?s just an earth fault.

[DANO]

I had the same problem. I kept the battery connected, the pod connected to the plug at the rear and sat in the dark garage with a piece of wire and 'bridged' across the metal bulb fastener (or whatever it called) and the printed circuit. It took ages and a lot of patience because when the pod is replaced it invariably knocked the wire. In the end i covered the small piece of wire with masking tape and its worked ever since (over a whole year!!) Some would say that its not adviseable to mess with electrics with the battery connected but how else can you check?