An electrical gremlin has arrived...
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An electrical gremlin has arrived...
My 1992 5 speed car has just developed a very weird issue. When the car starts all dash and center panel light up perfectly. Switching the headlights on and the dash and center panels go dark - not a light on. Any ideas? My wife still uses this car as a daily driver believe it or not. However if there is not an easy fix here I might just put the car in storage and buy her something new. She doesn't want to give it up and I don't want to spend the money HA HA .
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My 1992 5 speed car has just developed a very weird issue. When the car starts all dash and center panel light up perfectly. Switching the headlights on and the dash and center panels go dark - not a light on. Any ideas? My wife still uses this car as a daily driver believe it or not. However if there is not an easy fix here I might just put the car in storage and buy her something new. She doesn't want to give it up and I don't want to spend the money HA HA .
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Sorry I was not clear. I don't mind spending money on the car but I upgrading my boat next week and that is more than enough the toy budget for quite a while. It may just be time to buy a modern driver. Can you tell me how to get to the regulator? Thanks for your response.
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Sorry I was not clear. I don't mind spending money on the car but I upgrading my boat next week and that is more than enough the toy budget for quite a while. It may just be time to buy a modern driver. Can you tell me how to get to the regulator? Thanks for your response.
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Look for a **** with a timer sort of silk-screen. This **** controls a rheostat [like volume control] that adjusts the brightness of the instrument cluster. During day time, the instrument is at full brightness and at night [when the lights are turned on] the driver can set the brightness. So during the day [with the lights turned off] the **** has no effect. Test it out in a covered garage with lights on or at night.
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Thank you Salim. The dash light adjustment **** was turned way (but not all the way) down and the entire dash panel and center stack was pitch black. When my wife first told me of the problem last week I thought to check the **** but it completely left my mind by this weekend when I has a change to (not) think about it. I've owned these cars a long time and should have known better.
Thanks for taking the time to post a reply - it saved me a lot of aggravation!!!.
Thanks for taking the time to post a reply - it saved me a lot of aggravation!!!.
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