Dashboard lights are dim

Dashboard lights are dim

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crackedfinger

Original Poster:

1,557 posts

230 months

Monday 25th April 2005
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Hello from a new Grif owner!

Owned it for 2 whole days before driving in the dark for the first time. I was a bit worried that none of the dials light up at all - are they supposed to be backlit?

All the LED's are working fine, and I found myself turning on the interior light to check the spedo every now again as I havn't a clue how fast it was going!

Ta.

BIG GRF

36 posts

230 months

Monday 25th April 2005
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The instrument lights are turned on and off by a button to the left of the steering wheel on side/underneath of the dash itself - probably near where your left knee rests. This is separate to the side/headlight buttons on the front of the dash.

I had the same head-stratching moment when driving my car back in the dark after buying it!

crackedfinger

Original Poster:

1,557 posts

230 months

Tuesday 26th April 2005
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Thanks a lot - the solution was as easy as that!

dougal

597 posts

285 months

Wednesday 27th April 2005
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Something to remember also is that nine times out of ten when getting the car back from a service, whoever has driven it into the bay and pulled the seat forward has hit the switch with there knee and turned them off again. This is followed by hanging upside down in the footwell with a torch checking fuses, at this point you spot the button.....DOH!!!

DustyC

12,820 posts

255 months

Wednesday 27th April 2005
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Can't we have an FAQ for these sort of things?

PetrolTed

34,428 posts

304 months

Wednesday 27th April 2005
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Just click on the 'FAQ' link on the menu above (under forum)

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?faq=true&f=9

I'll be making it more obvious soon.

DustyC

12,820 posts

255 months

Wednesday 27th April 2005
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Being such a newbie I didnt realise that was there!