dash lights work somtimes..how do i fix..

[irl86]

hey guys dash lights all stopped workin came back on after a week r so then started flickering and nothin again ..
has anyone had this problem r know how t fix it
cheers

[Orange hachi]

hey guys dash lights all stopped workin came back on after a week r so then started flickering and nothin again ..
has anyone had this problem r know how t fix it
cheers[/b]
hey man i have had this problem also but haven't fixed it yet
but i think i have a clue as to what it might be
some ground connection or posible something stupid like alternator belt not tension correctly
or maybe a alternator problem

[kane]

I got this problem too. For me, the cause is the headlight switch. In the switch there is a pin for the dash lights, as you turn the switch, the pin runs over a copper strip that powers the dash lights. But my switch is old and starting to lift a bit, so I shoved something in behind the connection to keep it pressed up tight.

BTW, giving the switch a good wack will usually bring the connection back.

[SEXY 16]

my irish comrade
if it is the headlight switch send me your address and 1 will appear in the post for free

[Hen is a total nutcase]

Have a read here (http://forums.toymods.org.au/index.php?t=msg&th=34629&rid=&S=9bf612f3ef3dfaa1d77b826465b97fc1&pl_view=&start=0#msg_305225)

[Cerby]

Yeah mine wasn't working either so i pulled it apart and cleaned all the copper connections. heaps of black shite builds up on the copper clean that off and check all the soldered joints. I actually just melted the solder and let it cool and it fixed it all up. I also did this on my demistor switch which didn't work all that well and it fixed it.
Or you could buy the one thats on ebay australia for $70 http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/fap.gif
Cheers
Cerby

[rthy]

BTW, giving the switch a good wack will usually bring the connection back.[/b]
worded for me lol

i swapped 3 dashs, changed all the fuses + lights and still didnt work!
so i got angry and puched the switch... then it worked lol

[irl86]

thanks guys..
tried the soldering job seems t work good now http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif
only thing was when i clipped the circuit board off the back theres a spring in there that clicks into what ever setting ur on (parks/heads) well it sprung out an watever is on the end of the spring is now lost..so its not stayin in the setting real good..so still myt need a switch http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/fap.gif

[johnny_08]

lol yea that happened to me /\, for me, it seemed to be the wire goin into the actual plug that is faulty, how do u get the wire out of the plug?

[mrmatt]

i rewired my light and wiper switches in to my centre console. does the job. now have 2 more spots for my guages.
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[irl86]

lol yea that happened to me /\, for me, it seemed to be the wire goin into the actual plug that is faulty, how do u get the wire out of the plug?[/b]

i didnt hav t take wire outi just resoldered wher that wire connects onto the circuit board it seemed to be the black and white wire the prob was with... http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/huh.gif

[johnny_08]

oh i meant the small black wire that goes into the plug from the cars wiring, not the switch wiring

[stefan]

im having same problem too i get a zzzzz sound from behing my dash like somthing is short circuting ive fexed the switch but am having truble finding problematic wiring!

[LordNafe]

I got my car straight from japan, the right hand side dash light wasn't working. One night not so long ago I went out to QR at night, went over a ripple strip with lights on and it started working http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/happy.gif
Ever since, it's been working, but intermittently the whole dash stops lighting up, I jsut turn off the headlights and turn them abck on and it's all good!