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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 11:56 AM
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So my LS has some faulty warning lights that have annoyed the hell out of me. Soo i decided to cover em up somehow. Well this all started when I wanted a rig fix for my unlit speedo needle. So i took all the black coating off the needle and painted it with clear glow in the dark paint. Now i can see my needle! Ok ok, so on my quest to fix the needle i saw that some of the 3-d warning lights are actually reflections (what a genius design!) So i had an air bag light. SO i cut a small piece of electrical tape and viola! Gone! Also i hade a faulty low coolant light. It would go away if i wacked the dash real good. Well i saw each warning light had its own bulb. SO i took it out and Viola! Again. So now I can see my needle and no stupid dummy lights. Oh god I'm poor. I was just excited. Hope this helps anyone who had dumb faulty lights. You can kill em!
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If you removed your cluster to paint one of the needles, I'm guessing you had your car on before/after unplugging the wires from the cluster...therefore setting off the airbag warning light.

Here's a simple DIY on how to reset the airbag light:

http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/light...rbaglight.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=115040
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=202225
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 03:02 PM
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All you need now is to hone your psychic powers so that you will be able to tell when the car is giving you a warning that you actually need before you end up stranded or injured...
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No, the airbag light was on when i bought the car. I tried that diy but it didnt work. I'll try it again somtime. Also the Low coolant light was due to a faulty sensor or somthing like that. I check the coolant every week along with everything else. I also pay close attention to the temp gauge and it never goes above the halfway mark.
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