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dash lights issue RR

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:11 am
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

Re: dash lights issue RR

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:49 pm
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?

Re: dash lights issue RR

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:17 pm
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

Ahhh land rover electrics - best fix is a torch... :lol:

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:08 pm
by Loanrangie
Sounds like the dash dimmer switch is shorting out, try bypassing it. Check your loom for other shorts/ bare wires.