Typical - no lights now !
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Just finished a dash re-cover & after a day & a bit struggling & cursing finally got it all back & looking good. Guess what, now find the clock, side / headlights plus dashboard illumination not functioning. Everything else seems fine, & I've checked for loose / missing connections etc, so feeling pretty peed off right now.
Looked at hand book & Bible last night & noticed the clock feed & dash illumination are fed from same fuse, so going out to have a look at that later. Can't see how this would knock out the side & headlights though, but I'll check it out anyway.
Anyone else had this combination of failure ? If can't sort I'll have to bite the bullet & drive an hour up the motorway to the dealer. Hate admitting defeat though.
Car is 95 400 (three push buttons in lower dash).
Cheers,
Chris
Looked at hand book & Bible last night & noticed the clock feed & dash illumination are fed from same fuse, so going out to have a look at that later. Can't see how this would knock out the side & headlights though, but I'll check it out anyway.
Anyone else had this combination of failure ? If can't sort I'll have to bite the bullet & drive an hour up the motorway to the dealer. Hate admitting defeat though.
Car is 95 400 (three push buttons in lower dash).
Cheers,
Chris
I'm not familiar with the wiring on the earlier dashboard, but it's likely the same fuse feeds the lighting switches too (there's no other lighting fuse mentioned in that fusebox layout from the 'bible').
If it is that fuse the question then is why did it pop? As that wiring will be permanently live it's likely that you've inadvertently shorted a part of it during removal/refitting of the dash panels. Simple replacement should cure it but if it pops again on replacement you'll need to take it apart again to find the fault.
If it is that fuse the question then is why did it pop? As that wiring will be permanently live it's likely that you've inadvertently shorted a part of it during removal/refitting of the dash panels. Simple replacement should cure it but if it pops again on replacement you'll need to take it apart again to find the fault.
I changed my dashboard and had exactly the same problem after I put it all back together. Turned out to be a blown fuse, number 10 fuse, changed it and all is okay now. If it blow again, then I think that yo umight have to take the dash apart again to see if anything is shorting out?
HTH
HTH
Thanks guys - it was indeed the No 10 fuse (15A). It appeared to have broken rather than blown, if you know what I mean. I thought I had been really careful taking it all apart, but maybe not ! Moral ? Disconnect battery first !
Just dropped the lower panel forward to see how that all comes apart. Do I really have to break the adhesive to take off the brackets holding the switches, or am I missing something ? Can't believe TVR didn't think about servicing these in the event one of them failed. But then again, I'm learning fast that anything's possible with these cars !
Thanks again for your replies.
Chris
Just dropped the lower panel forward to see how that all comes apart. Do I really have to break the adhesive to take off the brackets holding the switches, or am I missing something ? Can't believe TVR didn't think about servicing these in the event one of them failed. But then again, I'm learning fast that anything's possible with these cars !
Thanks again for your replies.
Chris
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