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interior lights
has anyone had a problem with the lights on the temp/fuel and ingnition and oil lights on a TA/RA23 dash.
they use to light up all the time one they didnt i tapped them
and they worked again. but i tapped them tonight and they refused to go on.
i am assuming that there is a loose wire but i want to know
if it could be anything else before i rip out the dash.
cyaz
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Re: interior lights
fuse? usually for things like dash lights it's a poor earth between the dash and ground... it's pretty common for many old cars..
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Re: interior lights
stu i dont think it could be a fuse because the lights on the speedo/tacho and clock are still working.
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Re: interior lights
bulbs blown? they do that eventually
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Re: interior lights
yeah maybe its the bulbs blown and when you tap them the little element is joining for a little while. Now it probably wont reach. Either that or yes bad earth. The multimeter is your friend.
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Originally Posted by -GT-
Re: interior lights
prob what im experiencing atm.
30yrs + wire = frayed and brittle.
most likely a break in the wire ... tapping closes the gap ... bumps and wire heat opens the gap.
my dash light drops out and tacho seldom works unless i reach under and push the loom upwards.
just havet goten to it yet.
most liekly the earth as mentioned that its happening too.
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Re: interior lights
i got a prob with my dash light also...as 1st gen celica owners will know that there is a dimmer switch on the right hand side of the steering wheel..well at its brightest its still very faint...its not a fuse..could it be bulbs?
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Re: interior lights
prob bulbs... as mine are slightly faint and my dimmer lives in a bucket in the garage.
also aged wiring (as we have) will stop proper current flows etc effectively 'dimming' lights.
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Re: interior lights
In the words of the immortal Cool1: Bad earth?
Re: interior lights
you might be surprised how dim the bulbs get before actually dying... back in ye olde days, the filaments must have been a bit thicker, so they last a long time, but get very dim...
swap them to new ones anyway.. only a couple of $ for em
and then do wiring/earths...
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