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Dashboard lights... Nill

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Dashboard lights... Nill

Post by cleanskin »

This sounds stoopid...Just driving home on dusk now and ive noticed theres no lights behind my dash.. fuses are fine. maybe blown bulb?? any other likely spots?? i just instaled a cd player if that counts to anything
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Post by cleanskin »

The cars a 1994 Lancruiser ute.. when we pulled out the origal stock cruiser radio there was 2 plugs at the back.. and on the kenwood cd there was only one... could this be the prob
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Post by chimpboy »

Could be a few things, a fuse to the dash lights could be blown, you could have left something unplugged by mistake, even the dimmer switch for the dash lights could be stuffed or unplugged.
This is not legal advice.
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Post by cleanskin »

Alright ive now noticed that the tail lights aint working... brakes are but not the parkers... its blowing out the 20amp fuse labled TAIL on the fuses chart... if somethings gunna go wrong it has to go wrong at night doesnt it lol
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Post by Oscars »

i'll tell u what u have done. when u installed the new stez u found a earth which is earth untill u switch the lights on then become +
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Post by cleanskin »

oscars u exactly right... earthing problem! all fixed now.. thanks dudes
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Post by -Scott- »

1 hour and 14 minutes from first post to problem identified.

Crikey, you guys are good! :armsup:

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Post by Oscars »

:D 0X
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Post by Mechz »

Oscars wrote:i'll tell u what u have done. when u installed the new stez u found a earth which is earth untill u switch the lights on then become +
That's the same for my Paj. Damn glad I found this forum!
92' NH Pajero SWB 3.0 V6
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