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dash lights issue RR

Post by rangiedan »

heya fella's, my dash lights are not working.. i changed the switch which regulates the intensity of the dash lights and they started to work but very quickly got hot and blew again... can some one give me some direction to solving the problem, cheers dan
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Post by chimpboy »

rangiedan wrote:heya fella's, my dash lights are not working.. i changed the switch which regulates the intensity of the dash lights and they started to work but very quickly got hot and blew again... can some one give me some direction to solving the problem, cheers dan
What blew - the lights or the switch?
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Post by TRobbo »

rangiedan wrote:heya fella's, my dash lights are not working.. i changed the switch which regulates the intensity of the dash lights and they started to work but very quickly got hot and blew again... can some one give me some direction to solving the problem, cheers dan

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Post by Loanrangie »

Sounds like the dash dimmer switch is shorting out, try bypassing it. Check your loom for other shorts/ bare wires.
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