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Technical & General Discussion Area => Technical - General => Topic started by: 65gtfasty on June 01, 2012, 08:23:58 pm

Title: no dash lights/warning lights
Post by: 65gtfasty on June 01, 2012, 08:23:58 pm: hey guys
dont seem to be getting any dash lights or warning lights ? the only light i get is when highbeam switch is on ? have replaced all the bulbs to no luck , also replaced the fuse still nothing? see there is some sort of capacitor (?) on the back of the instrument panel it looks like new?
cheers
rhys
Title: no dash lights/warning lights
Post by: unilec5544 on June 01, 2012, 08:40:29 pm: It sounds like it could be the headlight switch, you could try changing that.
Title: no dash lights/warning lights
Post by: GLENN 70 on June 01, 2012, 09:04:48 pm: Thats the fluxcappastor ,anyway as far as i know that only works the gauges not the lights in the panel .Have you put a test lamp on to see if there is any power going there .Make sure you have a good earths all round the car .You will have to trace back to the fuse box .
Title: no dash lights/warning lights
Post by: GLENN 70 on June 01, 2012, 09:16:04 pm: Hey what was the prob with your lights inside the car as last post .
Title: no dash lights/warning lights
Post by: Moz on June 01, 2012, 09:22:52 pm: check if you have a good earth to the Dash panel
and just as a matter of interest have you turned the headlight knob clockwise and anticlock wise to see if they are turned down?

Just a thought.

Moz
Title: no dash lights/warning lights
Post by: 65gtfasty on June 02, 2012, 05:23:55 am: interior lights was from the headlight switch actually done that buy turning the headlight switch around checking to see if they dimmed etc.
im guessing it has to be an earth problem as i have power to temp sender and oil pressure switch.
the indicator lights work though? :hammer::hammer:
Title: no dash lights/warning lights
Post by: Moz on June 02, 2012, 11:30:54 am: just pull out the dash and temporarily earth it and see what happens