Oh my God my dash is dead

topao · Post by **topao** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:59 pm

All the lights on my dash have dies i cant drive around in the dark anymore because i cant see what speed im going. Nothing lights up anymore including the gearbox and aircon. HELPPPPPPP

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:04 pm

Fuse.

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:06 pm

Check fuses first of all
then check your dimmer switch.. maybe try shorting the connection to see if they light up.
then take out the dash console and look for anything obvious.
then look behind dash for loose wires
could also be in a relay somewhere.

my 2c

Cbrown1986 · Post by **Cbrown1986** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:31 pm

It's unfixable. Cost about 15 grand to fix.

You'll have to buy my car in the for sale section..

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:59 pm

Cbrown1986 wrote:It's unfixable. Cost about 15 grand to fix.

You'll have to buy my car in the for sale section..

hahaha your just saying that so you sell your car...

its probably a fuse which cost 50c to fix

kid_dynamite · Post by **kid_dynamite** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:42 pm

Here's a description of the fuses, courtesy of a post from dstocks. I'm guessing it's the one I've highlighted?:

FUSE BOXES

Inside box

1-10A Horn
2-10A Heater Relay
3-15A Cigarette Lighter
4-10A Automatic Transmission
5-10A Active Side Mirror
6-20A Sunroof
7-30A Defogger
8-10A meter Panel
9-15A Wiper
10-30A Heater
11-15A Door Lock
12-10A Traction Control
13-10A backup Lamp
14-10A Turn Signal Lamp
15 Spare Fuse

Engine Bay

1-10A Tail Lamp
2-10A High Beam
3-10A Air Conditioner
4-10A Room Lamp
5-15A Radio
6-15A Stop Lamp
7-10A Hazard Lamp
8-15A Fog Lamp
9-30A Condeser Fan

Fusible Link

10-30A Power Window
11-50A ABS
12-40A Ignition Key
13-30A Radiator Fan
14-40A Lamp
15-20A MPI
16-80A Alternator

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:10 pm

i remember when my dash went.. it was a engine bay fuse

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:09 pm

jonowong wrote:i remember when my dash went.. it was a engine bay fuse

A fuse link went in that case. I suprised anything else worked. Maybe the Lamp fuse link.

will be either dimmer turned down or the Dash fuse.

topao · Post by **topao** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:52 am

Ok thanks for that guys. My Ciggi lighter is dead as well so guess i better check that one to while im at it

topao · Post by **topao** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:45 pm

Ok i replaced all the fuses in my fuse box since i didnt know hot to tell which one was dead and which one wasnt, and everything is working beautifully. Thanks for your help

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:03 pm

the fuse is clear in the middle... if the piece of metal is snapped, the fuse is fucked

boarsai · Post by **boarsai** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:12 pm

jonowong wrote:i remember when my dash went.. it was a engine bay fuse

Ditto.

I pulled out every #$#@ing one inside the car to find them all fine, wasn't sure which I had to pull out and I can't read japanese. >_< Was the first one I pulled out under the bonnet though, kinda wish I'd started there

kid_dynamite · Post by **kid_dynamite** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:29 pm

jonowong wrote:the fuse is clear in the middle... if the piece of metal is snapped, the fuse is fucked

Or if you can't be bothered to pull them out, buy a test light. You can check all the fuses in about 15 seconds

boarsai · Post by **boarsai** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:21 pm

kid_dynamite wrote:
jonowong wrote:the fuse is clear in the middle... if the piece of metal is snapped, the fuse is fucked
Or if you can't be bothered to pull them out, buy a test light. You can check all the fuses in about 15 seconds

Sounds like something I'd use... if I'd known about it prior to getting on my back and delving under the dash.

Altho probably a waste of money

Probably best that I didn't know about it

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Probably why I'm forever broke

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:05 pm

they're like $5 its just a damn pen with a light bulb on the end of it hahaha

boarsai · Post by **boarsai** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:30 pm

$5 is 2L of iced coffee or some sort of alcoholic bevage in moolooba after work

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:12 pm

Post by **kazbah** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:30 am

Resurrection time... I've pulled all the fuses in both the footwell (found a strange toggle switch under there *scratches head*) and the engine bay, still now lights. Oh and I've also mucked around with the dimmer switch... Any other suggestions, and I hope to god you dont tell me to pull the dash apart!!

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:43 pm

hey kaz this has happened to me before and in the end it was the fuse in the fuse box in the engine bay.. have u check them?

Post by **kazbah** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:14 pm

Yep pulled each one, do I pull the relays?