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Problems with my dash/odo lightning.


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Hi Guys 'n' girls.

 

Got a bit of a problem. I have just mounted my speedocluster again after a littlebit of cleaning. When it all was back togther, and i would fire her up, the fuse for dashboard died. I replaced it, and now the light in the dashboard is very week, and when i turn on the lights, disappears the light in the odometer. The dimmer dosen't work either. Could that be the problem ?

 

Cheers

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Ooo, right, odd question, has the dimmer knob thing got wet/damaged? Basically it controls the dash lighting, if it is damaged it will balls up everything, I got mine wet when I sprayed my dash and when I put everything back together I had a very similar problem to you. My dash was stuck on very low light and when my lights were on I couldn't read my mileage, like I said above, I changed the dimmer and all was well, it didn't cost much from keron

 

Hope it helps

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Sounds like you now have a short in your speedo cluster. The fact that a fuse blew after having it out would point to this. Did you put in the same rating fuse? If you went with a higher rating fuse this could happen as the current being used isn't high enough to blow it.

 

I would take the cluster out and check all the wiring thoroughly.

 

Is it standard gauges & Bulbs or El-Glow/Heckler/Aftermarket ones?

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I've just noticed when taking the dimmer switch off, that the very same earth wire comes from the dimmer switch through to where the wire frazzled yesterday, so can maybe assume that's where my problem lays.

 

I'll see if I can get another dimmer switch then!

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