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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:56 pm 
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New dash has gone in... Headlights work, warning lights work, everything else works... but the dash lights wont light up...Any ideas?
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:01 pm 
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Check all your fuses

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:25 pm 
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yeah, checked and swapped all the fuses... does anyone have a wiring diagram, or any other suggestions?
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:55 pm 
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have you got LEDs or normal bulbs in there?

if you have LEDs they are directional, may have them the wrong way around

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:58 pm 
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just normal bulbs...
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:10 pm 
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sorry, im not sure then

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:15 pm 
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i may know, the side switch (where the you turn the headlights on) hold it in a upward position to adjust the dimness of the dash. does that make sense?

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:36 pm 
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yeah...tried that as well... i even swapped the switch over and nothing. Maybe ive broken a wire somewhere when putting the dash back in? Does anyone have a wiring diagram for the cluster? I have a gregory's one but its confusing
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:44 am 
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is power getting to the illumination pin on the instrument cluster? that will diagnose if the problem is in the car/BEM or in the cluster

 

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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:45 am 
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checked manual... it says illum pin is a blue with red trace...checked it, has power. Dues anyone know where the the dash lights earth?
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