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Title: Headlight switch
Post by: Elite Pete on 26 September 2013, 15:50:12: Her indoors turned the lights on the other night and got a pop followed by smoke from the headlight switch so she turned them straight off and drove home. When she got home I tried the lights and everything works except the dash lights. Any ideas?

TIA :y
Title: Re: Headlight switch
Post by: Jimbob on 26 September 2013, 16:01:08: lamp in the switch blowing?
Title: Re: Headlight switch
Post by: Elite Pete on 26 September 2013, 16:03:38: Quote from: Jimbob on 26 September 2013, 16:01:08
lamp in the switch blowing?

The whole dash is off James including the centre console, window control illumination ect
Title: Re: Headlight switch
Post by: dbug on 26 September 2013, 16:10:26: Fuse maybe?
Title: Re: Headlight switch
Post by: Elite Pete on 26 September 2013, 16:12:49: Quote from: dbug on 26 September 2013, 16:10:26
Fuse maybe?

Possibly, it was too dark to check when she got home but judging by the smell of electrical burning in the car when I got in,I think it might be more than that :'(
Title: Re: Headlight switch
Post by: Andy B on 26 September 2013, 18:31:12: Quote from: Elite Pete on 26 September 2013, 16:12:49
..... I think it might be more than that :'(

Rheostat in switch controls all the back lighting, so that would be my guess :-\
Title: Re: Headlight switch
Post by: Elite Pete on 08 October 2013, 18:54:13: Righty ho.
I've put a second hand switch in and there's no difference, i've checked all the fuses and they are ok and everything but the dash illumination is working. Any ideas?
Title: Re: Headlight switch
Post by: MR MISTER on 08 October 2013, 20:02:30: Quote from: Pikey Pete on 08 October 2013, 18:54:13
Righty ho.
I've put a second hand switch in and there's no difference, i've checked all the fuses and they are ok and everything but the dash illumination is working. Any ideas?
A second hand light switch, Pete? I think Andy is nearer the mark with the dash dimmer switch.
Title: Re: Headlight switch
Post by: tigers_gonads on 08 October 2013, 20:41:28: Quote from: STEMO on 08 October 2013, 20:02:30
Quote from: Pikey Pete on 08 October 2013, 18:54:13
Righty ho.
I've put a second hand switch in and there's no difference, i've checked all the fuses and they are ok and everything but the dash illumination is working. Any ideas?
A second hand light switch, Pete? I think Andy is nearer the mark with the dash dimmer switch.

Its built into the switch unit :P ;D
Title: Re: Headlight switch
Post by: RobG on 08 October 2013, 21:46:04: Quote from: Pikey Pete on 08 October 2013, 18:54:13
Righty ho.
I've put a second hand switch in and there's no difference, i've checked all the fuses and they are ok and everything but the dash illumination is working. Any ideas?
Check the green and yellow relays up behind the fusebox Pete
Title: Re: Headlight switch
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 09 October 2013, 09:19:39: Dash illumination is controlled by a relay type device, with the headlight switch simply providing a signal from the variable resistor (no lamp current passes through the variable res.....whcih is a good job if you see how weedy it is).