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Offline rubjonny

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Re: Dash lights
« Reply #20 on: 29 September 2010, 09:11 »
right if plate lights no worky this means the power output from the switch is at fault, or the wire or fuse. you did check the fuse yes?  also look in the rubber grommets between the body and the tailgate, and inside the boot at the lights themselves. if the wires are shorting there it could be blowing your fuse every time you switch the lights on.

where is your hazard switch, dash or column?
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Offline alba15031

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Re: Dash lights
« Reply #21 on: 29 September 2010, 16:39 »
hazard switch is on the dash. I did change the fuse

I will check out the wires I did not think about that.

Cheers for your help.   
« Last Edit: 29 September 2010, 16:40 by alba15031 »
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Re: Dash lights
« Reply #22 on: 04 October 2010, 11:47 »
right, number plate lights and dash lights are fed from fuse #20, check it again in case its blown since you replaced it. if it has, look for shorts in the wiring in the tailgate, as i say in particular at the rubber boots between the tailgate and body.  the fuse gets power from pin 58 on the headlight switch, which is a grey/green wire.  pin 58 on the switch runs to pin B27 on the back of the fusebox, whicvh then loops to B26 and finally A24, make sure all these wires are intact, A24 is where the power for the number plate lights and the dash lights comes from, so if either of these looped wires are dmagaed no power will get thru.
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Re: Dash lights
« Reply #23 on: 15 October 2010, 15:40 »
dont mean to hijack the thread but just curious. i put in new bulbs for my dash lights and the darn things wont illuminate. ive turned them every which way. any suggestions to get those things in properly so they work?
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Re: Dash lights
« Reply #24 on: 16 October 2010, 19:12 »
With mine, the dash only lights up [visibly] if it's pretty much pitch black out side.
In the mornings when I have my lights on and the sun's coming up I can't see the dash is illuminated, I thought it was just weak lighting!
Not good, especially when it's early and as the dash isn't lit up I forget about the lights!  :lipsrsealed: :embarassed:
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Re: Dash lights
« Reply #25 on: 16 October 2010, 19:19 »
Quote from: rowleyslims on 15 October 2010, 15:40
dont mean to hijack the thread but just curious. i put in new bulbs for my dash lights and the darn things wont illuminate. ive turned them every which way. any suggestions to get those things in properly so they work?

have you checked to see if your number plate lights are working too .

i chased mine for hours,  searched on here, wham, number plates out, fuse changed for them, dash lights came on  :lipsrsealed:
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Re: Dash lights
« Reply #26 on: 19 October 2010, 01:55 »
thats the thing.. everything works fine except that one bulb on the right side of the dash... i mean i can drive without it but i would like to be able to see my rpms and gasoline guage at night if possible haha.. im in right there with you mitching. when its early you can barely see the dash lights at all. i often forget to turn my lights off as well. def NOT A GOOD THING HAHA
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