by the light of my dash board lights......well lack of them!

Kool-Kamper · Post by **Kool-Kamper** » 13 Feb 2007, 15:37

I have a problem, A common one I believe.
My dash board lights are not there.
I have checked all my fuses, the all seem ok but don't match my haynes manual!?
I splashed out on a new switch with dimmer thing.
yes I have checked the bulb....breaking the black cowling and little white plastic bit in my excited state!!
Still nothing...have I missed something obvious?
Please help...getting a bit annoyed with not seeing bits and bobs in the dark!!

Post by **_wendy_** » 13 Feb 2007, 15:42

ours seem to come and go as they please aswell

Post by **Westy.Club.Joker** » 13 Feb 2007, 15:43

Check out the dimmer wheel part of the headlight switch, can cause your problem

Kool-Kamper · Post by **Kool-Kamper** » 13 Feb 2007, 15:55

Westy.Club.Joker wrote:Check out the dimmer wheel part of the headlight switch, can cause your problem

just bought a new one though!?

Is there anyway of disconnecting the dimmer bit?

Post by **Doodleboink** » 13 Feb 2007, 16:05

_wendy_ wrote:ours seem to come and go as they please aswell

I had that and seemed to cure it by removing each bulb and bending the tabs 'up' a bit so they make better contact with the track. Also found that the headlight relay mod free'd a bit of juice up for the dash lights and they now glow (very nearly) white.

Kool-Kamper · Post by **Kool-Kamper** » 13 Feb 2007, 16:17

Doodleboink wrote:
_wendy_ wrote:ours seem to come and go as they please aswell

I had that and seemed to cure it by removing each bulb and bending the tabs 'up' a bit so they make better contact with the track. Also found that the headlight relay mod free'd a bit of juice up for the dash lights and they now glow (very nearly) white.

what relay mod?

Post by **Doodleboink** » 13 Feb 2007, 16:26

The one that cleans up the juice to your headlights by bypassing all the switches and gubbins that introduce a high resistance along the way and as a result allows you to actually drive at night! It's great. I think it is in the WIKI to DIY it, but I copped out and bought a headlight booster kit (same result and method, just already part built for you) doobry off ebay that someone linkied to a few weeks ago.

E D I T: If you search Ebay for 'headlight booster' you find them. Obviously costs more than the sum of the parts, but I thought it was a fair price really.

Post by **skell** » 13 Feb 2007, 20:46

I've done the headlights mod on our camper, not worth doing if your headlights are good anyway....have u got a multimeter? can drop mine round if you like

Kool-Kamper · Post by **Kool-Kamper** » 13 Feb 2007, 21:19

had one. think kids have eaten it

got gear stick and then went to a little place in kent and got some other goodies.......busy weekend looming