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Brent

Post subject: EL XR8 dull instrument cluster back lights

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:53 pm

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The backlighting on my instuments especially the outer gauges oil, volt, fuel ,temp. are very dull. What might this be? Has anyone else had similar prob???? The taco is only half lit as well??

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Mr Man

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:09 pm

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maybe a couple of the globes are blown, that gives u the perfect excuse to put some Blue LED's in

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Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:20 pm

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A bulb or two have blown. Time to replace them.

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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:19 pm

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Did XR's get the instrument dimming function like the Ghia's?

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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:37 pm

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Both of mine have not got the dimming. So I guess not.

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twirqurky

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:42 pm

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No because XR and Li/Futura are interchangable withoput tat stupid resistor.

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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:36 pm

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Must only be on the high series BEM then in which case it's not something simple like the dimming having been set too low. I guess it is a globe problem then.

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XRate

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:50 pm

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have you checked the globes

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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:52 pm

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my EF GLi cluster can be dimmed. Next to the headlight switch, is a second small sitch on the left hand side, bottom is dull, middle is bright and top is bright and interior lights on!

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Middle and top are the same brightness for the cluster. The top just adds the interior lights.

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