Dash hazard light and rear fog light switch

[nawarne]

Hi All!
Can someone please advise? Do the hazard light and rear fog light switches have some sort of back light 'on' when the car lights are on?

Coming back from the NEC yesterday,noticed that there was nothing - - thought there would be a 'locator' for these switches for night time running?

Car is '98 450 Chimaera.
Nick

[blujay10]

They are not illuminated on my 97 400 either - I've often thought this a bit daft as I also think that they should be.

[im]

Yes - on my 97 they have a 'show' light on the switch - a ring illuminates in red around the actual depressed bit of the switch - but only when the switch is in the 'on' position.

If you have a problem (as I currently do but am getting rectified next week) it could be the 'switches box' that these 2 switches plug into is on the blink. I say this because if it were just 1 switch you have an issue with then I would suggest it was the actual switch itself but if you have 2 switches not illuminating then the 'switches box' that they both plug into appears to be the common factor.

My switches box, when removed from the dash and unscrewed, displays a burnt out line on the circuit board for the 'switch illuminating' circuit. You can see this quite easily. If you replace the box and initially the new box sorts the problem but then this too burns out then that circuit is being overloaded somehow.

HTH

Edited by im on Monday 17th November 17:47

[bigdods]

Mines been like this for ages (97 450), cant say its bothered me enough to make me want to take the dash apart and fault find it.

[blujay10]

I think the op was trying to find out if the switches are illuminated when the lights are switched on, in which case I think the answer is no, they only light up when the switch is on and they are not connected to the other lights such as the heater switch? Happy to be corrected if I have this completely wrong!

[bigdods]

blujay10 said:

I think the op was trying to find out if the switches are illuminated when the lights are switched on, in which case I think the answer is no, they only light up when the switch is on and they are not connected to the other lights such as the heater switch? Happy to be corrected if I have this completely wrong!

They should illuminate with the other dashboard lights (when the headlights are on). Mine used to but dont anymore, seems to be a common fault.

[scotty_d]

Mine do not light up either only when on position

[nawarne]

bigdods said:

blujay10 said:

I think the op was trying to find out if the switches are illuminated when the lights are switched on, in which case I think the answer is no, they only light up when the switch is on and they are not connected to the other lights such as the heater switch? Happy to be corrected if I have this completely wrong!

They should illuminate with the other dashboard lights (when the headlights are on). Mine used to but dont anymore, seems to be a common fault.

Just to clarify, when I switch on either switch (hazard or rear fog) a light does appear - - showing that you have the appropriate 'light'.

I was questioning wether, even when 'off', there was some sort of indicator - just to show function (e.g. 'hazard triangle' logo) at night? Thanks for replies!

Nick

[JonathanT]

they are not normally illuminated on my '99 chim.

[bigdods]

Looks like some do and some dont ! As usual with a TVR not a straight answer. I know mine definately did.