dash light doesn't work
01-21-05, 09:37 PM
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dash light doesn't work
The dash light on my FB 85 GSL-SE doesn't work. I currently am using a small flashlight to see my gauges in the dark. I'm thinking its the dash light dimmer switch, but I'd like some opinions, before I pursue the problem. So, what do you think??
01-22-05, 08:06 PM
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alright i have the same problem he's having and i wired the two red/green wires together...and still have no dash lights.....im starting to think that ill just say the hell with it and ill wire in my own gauges...but i really would like these to work for the time being.....anymore help will greatly be appreciated
01-23-05, 09:18 PM
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Did you plug in a connector that is unders the center section by the shifter. That will do it real quick.
what exactly do u mean by this bit of information....
also another thing is i tried rx7doctor's way of bypassing the dimmer switch....and when u re-route those two red colored wires together they heat up really fast and then they start to melt ****....im goin to go to the bone yard tomorrow and try and grab me a dimmer off of this fb that have sitting there....parker
what exactly do u mean by this bit of information....
also another thing is i tried rx7doctor's way of bypassing the dimmer switch....and when u re-route those two red colored wires together they heat up really fast and then they start to melt ****....im goin to go to the bone yard tomorrow and try and grab me a dimmer off of this fb that have sitting there....parker
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01-23-05, 10:03 PM
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I could never get the bypass thing to work - just killed fuses for me.
ref13brx7's comment references 2 wires near the shifter that look like they should be connected. On a manual car, connecting them will instantly blow a fuse - they're only for automatics!
ref13brx7's comment references 2 wires near the shifter that look like they should be connected. On a manual car, connecting them will instantly blow a fuse - they're only for automatics!
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01-23-05, 10:53 PM
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Did you plug in a connector that is unders the center section by the shifter. That will do it real quick.
what exactly do u mean by this bit of information....
what exactly do u mean by this bit of information....
If you plug it together, it's going to blow your fuse or worse fry the dimmer curcuit for the dash, leaving you in darkness.
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01-24-05, 08:08 AM
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There is a male and a female connector under the shift boot.
Where exactly are they under the shift boot.....b/c i dont see any underneath mine.......now i do have 2 wires that run under the little tray in my center console...are they the same wires that ur speaking of......can someone get a pic of these wires plz....im tired of darkness....thanks...parker
Where exactly are they under the shift boot.....b/c i dont see any underneath mine.......now i do have 2 wires that run under the little tray in my center console...are they the same wires that ur speaking of......can someone get a pic of these wires plz....im tired of darkness....thanks...parker
