Instrument lights repair 560 sec
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Instrument lights repair 560 sec
Hello everyone,
I need help to understand where to start looking when it comes to check instrument lights on my car. All of a sudden it went black. No fuses in the fusebox is blown.
My car is a 1988 560 sec Euro spec. LH drive.
BR,
Mattias
I need help to understand where to start looking when it comes to check instrument lights on my car. All of a sudden it went black. No fuses in the fusebox is blown.
My car is a 1988 560 sec Euro spec. LH drive.
BR,
Mattias
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Follow up, i got a tip and found pretty easy a video on YT when writing "how to.." and my matter. Cluster is removed and bulbs are out and about to be changed. Also a couple of other issues was found so it was time to refresh that part of the car for sure.
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300sel- w109 .1971
.... just turn the light rheostat knob and lights should comeback. The rheostat with age becomes erratic, and occasionally the lights will flicker as a warning of impending failure. I have bypassed the rheostat unit by joining the wires.
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Thx for the tip, when I worked on this matter I found that the reostat failed to work just before 100% and it went black and then came back full. I found at YT one guy who sandpaper the connector and did some chemical cleaning to rid this matter. So I did the same and now its working. 
Last edited by Mattias57; Sep 7, 2024 at 04:15 PM.
