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Offline Mk1golfnoob

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Dash back lights inop mk1
« on: 01 January 2013, 19:04 »
Hi all just bin for a drive and found my backlighting for the instrument cluster are now inop, they were working the other day and haven't done anything to effect this myself. the handbrake , oil and battery lights still work tho. Is it just a simple bulb fault or is there any known concerns I don't know about ?
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Offline dom

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Re: Dash back lights inop mk1
« Reply #1 on: 01 January 2013, 19:34 »
You'd be better off asking in the MK1 section :wink:
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Offline SoundillusioN

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Re: Dash back lights inop mk1
« Reply #2 on: 02 January 2013, 01:34 »
Got a fader wheel under your headlight switch?

If yes, give at jiggle.  They weaken and get dirty over time. Can be serviced if bad or whole switch easily replaced with one from a later car.
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Offline Mk1golfnoob

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Re: Dash back lights inop mk1
« Reply #3 on: 03 January 2013, 00:17 »
Not suRe without looking but that would make sense since I had a mate cleaning the inside while I did the out haha, thanks for the reply I'll check tomorrow and re post.
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Re: Dash back lights inop mk1
« Reply #4 on: 03 January 2013, 00:58 »

Now you've said that, it seems even more likely... Fingers crossed that's all it is.
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Re: Dash back lights inop mk1
« Reply #5 on: 03 January 2013, 17:55 »
Just had a play with this and it's either off and when you switch it the other way fully it was really dim, took the switch out and was a lot of dust and rubbish build up on the back , cleaned it and now all ok. Does the dimmer work on resistance ?
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Re: Dash back lights inop mk1
« Reply #6 on: 04 January 2013, 10:31 »
Quote from: Mk1golfnoob on 03 January 2013, 17:55
Just had a play with this and it's either off and when you switch it the other way fully it was really dim, took the switch out and was a lot of dust and rubbish build up on the back , cleaned it and now all ok. Does the dimmer work on resistance ?

Thought it would be this.  :smiley:

Same tech inside as a scaletrix controller!  :grin:

I found that mine on full brightness the lights would be off, one step back and they were on bright, cleaning didn't help me, it was worn and didn't have very good contact. I took it to bits and bent the arm a bit so there was more contact pressure.
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