Lighting Issues: Rear Tails, dash lights--HELP!!!
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Lighting Issues: Rear Tails, dash lights--HELP!!!
I have been tearing into my 1989 xj trying to get some stereo **** figured out. As i was reinstalling all the dash components ready to go test out my deck and what not the dash lights and rear tail lights are no longer working. The Turn signals in the rear work and on the dash, as well as when the brights are clicked on you can see the brights indicator on the cluster working. I have checked all fuses under the panel and replaced any that looked "fishy" still no help. I have no power going to the rear tail lights (checked with a test light) im at a standstill....any ideas would be awesome and hopefully fix my problem.
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Ken
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Ken
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Hi Ken,
I'm a newbie here myself but I've got a similar issue, do a search up top there's quite a few threads regarding this I spent ages reading through them today, loads of possibilities !
Martin
I'm a newbie here myself but I've got a similar issue, do a search up top there's quite a few threads regarding this I spent ages reading through them today, loads of possibilities !
Martin
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I had the exact same problem, it came out to being a blown fuse in the engine bay.I had alreeady checked the fuses a few times but missed it, i found it when i just decided to remove all the fuses in the engine bay and put them back with the owners manual.Hope this helps
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all fuses are good underneath, ive done lots of reading and the only thing i can come up with is the switch, but it seems impossible to remove from the dash and i cant see any sorts of relays underneath there for it, i have pics as soon as they are uploaded....untill then im just gonna leave the dash apart and drive her as she sits
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Is this one of those where the switch has a button, maybe ontop you push to release the **** to pull it out? Then the nut and the switch comes out. I think it is.
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Here do this, look underneath the switch, look for a spring loaded button, Push it and pull the plunger out. take a large flat head and twist the little screw and then it will fall down, push the clips in and pull the headlight switch out. Ta da! re-install in reverse order.
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after installing an new switch, the lights on the dash and tails worked...then stoped. The fuse poped and so i replaced it, yet another fuse poped. I threw in a 25 just for ****s n giggles....poped and was extreamly hot(couldnt use fingers to take out). So where do i go next? Grounds? I just replaced leads on the terminals, as well as cleaned the starter and ground wire, new coper leads heat shrunk and E wraped, (finally above 10v on the dash). When the lights were on the dash the drivers side blinker light was quite dim compared to the others. Thanks for all the help so far. Aftetr i get this **** figured out, my stereo installed, its off to pull and save for a junk yard lift. Ill keep you posted, but im thinking dakota rears, f150 fronts, there is some ranchero shocks on a xj out there, unsure of the quality left...till then
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Originally Posted by lostinmiself
after installing an new switch, the lights on the dash and tails worked...then stoped. The fuse poped and so i replaced it, yet another fuse poped. I threw in a 25 just for ****s n giggles....poped and was extreamly hot(couldnt use fingers to take out). So where do i go next? Grounds? I just replaced leads on the terminals, as well as cleaned the starter and ground wire, new coper leads heat shrunk and E wraped, (finally above 10v on the dash). When the lights were on the dash the drivers side blinker light was quite dim compared to the others. Thanks for all the help so far. Aftetr i get this **** figured out, my stereo installed, its off to pull and save for a junk yard lift. Ill keep you posted, but im thinking dakota rears, f150 fronts, there is some ranchero shocks on a xj out there, unsure of the quality left...till then