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Re: Dash Lights
« Reply #15 on: 01 September 2009, 08:54:16 »
I've got a spare headlight switch, I'll pop down the garage and take a look for you .........

Fingers crossed
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Re: Dash Lights
« Reply #16 on: 01 September 2009, 08:56:24 »
cheers mate...

fingers, toes, legs and everything else crossed ;)
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Re: Dash Lights
« Reply #17 on: 01 September 2009, 09:40:13 »
Not going to be very helpfull  ::) But I have changed my headlight switch a couple of time and it has never affected the dash lights :D
I noticed you had a picture of a lampholder hanging down the one from the vent , does that illuminate at all which kights have you actually lost  :question
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Re: Dash Lights
« Reply #18 on: 01 September 2009, 09:48:34 »
Maybe you were lucky and got the right switch? ;)

the lose light does indeed light up as do all the other vent illumination lights, the ones I've lost are the ones that are controlled by the dimmer switch (integrated into the headlight switch cluster) I.E. all dash lights (except for the TID, they still work) climate control switch lights (climate displays are working)  gear selector back light (auto) and possible a couple more that I've not realised are not working.
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Re: Dash Lights
« Reply #19 on: 01 September 2009, 09:58:27 »
Hmmm, slightly lost here....

are you saying some dim and some dont...

on mine ALL lights dim using the dimmer...

clock illumination,
MID
Climate panel
and gear selector

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Re: Dash Lights
« Reply #20 on: 01 September 2009, 10:03:22 »
yep that's pretty much it, although till you just said that I had assumed that only certain lights dimmed (the ones listed) I never took much notice before they stopped working as I always had them on full all the time.


This is getting weirder by the minute  :-?
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Re: Dash Lights
« Reply #21 on: 01 September 2009, 10:07:11 »
just want to make sure we are looking at the right problem....

what lights up, with your headlights on, and what in the car does actually dim...

ie
dash bulbs on, will dim
gear lights on, wont dim...
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« Reply #22 on: 01 September 2009, 10:18:12 »
With the headlights on the only internal lights that are on are the TID, vent Illumination, window switch lights, sunroof light

The dimmer has no effect at all on anything,

original switch had a bad 'pull-out' bit that turns on the interior roof light hence the reason for replacing the switch in the first place, the first replacement switch appeared to work (it was daylight so didn't check the dash lights and dimmer) went out later theat night and there was no dash lights as above. but I had already dismantled the original switch to see if I could find out what had broke, couldn't see anything obvious so reassembled it, when i realised the dash lights and dimmer weren't working I put my old switch back in but the dash lights didn't work with that either.

it's all so confusing, so sorry if It's hard to follow
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« Reply #23 on: 01 September 2009, 10:21:02 »
The codes on mine are:

LJ

90 565 863

17.03.97 - A

53122821

I dont know if that helps at all, and yes it has both fog light switches and the leveller control & the dimmer.

HTH .......... Rob
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Re: Dash Lights
« Reply #24 on: 01 September 2009, 10:26:46 »
Thanks Robert I don't think that'll work as yours is an Ident of L J and totally different part numbers.

Brandish Coventry told me that it had to be a MP ident due to the chassis range. also quoted me £160 inc for a new one  :o just a tad above my budget, and there's no guarantee that the switch is the problem LOL

Thanks anyway mate, I appreciate it.
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Re: Dash Lights
« Reply #25 on: 01 September 2009, 10:28:13 »
I changed mine for the same reason, was no problem.


one query, and I may be clutching at staws here...

does you car have HID lights and washers...

or the projector style lighs with no washers.
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Re: Dash Lights
« Reply #26 on: 01 September 2009, 10:29:37 »
Good luck anyway mate ..........
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Re: Dash Lights
« Reply #27 on: 01 September 2009, 10:30:14 »
Projector no washers

thanks for the help though :y
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Re: Dash Lights
« Reply #28 on: 01 September 2009, 10:31:14 »
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Projector no washers

thanks for the help though :y


thought so....just checking someone hadn't replaced the switch in the past with the wrong one...
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Re: Dash Lights
« Reply #29 on: 01 September 2009, 10:31:29 »
I've just thought - have you tried the guy on ebay who breaks Omegas down near Heathrow? Have a look and you will see that he puts his phone number on ebay so you might be lucky. A couple of people have said good things about him BTW - very helpful it seems.
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