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Re: Gauge Backlight Isn't Working and Parking Light
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 4:26 am
by 07Evolved
anybody?
Re: Gauge Backlight Isn't Working and Parking Light
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 5:24 pm
by Legacy777
As long as there is not a short or something like that, you should be able to swap the illumination control units with each other to verify whether the problem is with it or something else.
Re: Gauge Backlight Isn't Working and Parking Light
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 5:58 pm
by 07Evolved
Thank you very much Josh! I'm going to do this today.
Anyone have any ideas on where to get the instrument bulbs? I went to Advance Auto and they want $5 for two! I need the whole set. I wonder if I can get them cheaper from Subaru?
Re: Gauge Backlight Isn't Working and Parking Light
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:04 am
by 1-3-2-4
man I know this is old but I'm going to try.. by mistake I had two wires short together for the gauge cluster bulbs.. ok got some smoke because it was from one of the traces on the back.. Before you say oh no.. I bypassed the bad trace and I checked a few times and everything works, (tested in house) So.. I go in the car and just only the left side light sup fuel & speedo.. the tach and temp are both off, also I can't adjust the brightness on the whole dash.
Re: Gauge Backlight Isn't Working and Parking Light
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:59 pm
by Legacy777
It's possible the bulbs got burnt out or the flexible conducter on the back of the combination meter got fried.
Re: Gauge Backlight Isn't Working and Parking Light
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:26 am
by 1-3-2-4
in the end I fried the light control so I can't dim the lights with the stalk