| Author | Message | ||
     Jose A Cabrera (Jcabrera) Member Username: Jcabrera Post Number: 158 Registered: 02-2002 |
96 Disco. When lights are turned on, head lights work fine. The tail lights and the dashboard light DON'T. I checked the fuses and are fine. What can the problem be? | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Senior Member Username: Newman Post Number: 392 Registered: 04-2003 |
Bad connection in tail lights? Bad switch in turn signal stalk? Andy | ||
| Tony Zuniga (Tony23007) Member Username: Tony23007 Post Number: 201 Registered: 05-2003 |
You have a bad switch, replace it and problem will go away. www.motorcarsltd.com has them new for $100.00 bucks. | ||
| Jose A Cabrera (Jcabrera) Member Username: Jcabrera Post Number: 160 Registered: 02-2002 |
Thank you Andrew and Tony. Tony, when you say bad switch, you mean the entire turn signal & head light switch as Andrew suggested? | ||
| Bruce little (Blittle) New Member Username: Blittle Post Number: 19 Registered: 03-2003 |
Jose, I think you should re-check your fuses. I occasionally have the same problem and it's ALWAY a 10 amp fuse. I can't remember exactly which one at present, but if your looking at the fuse box under wheel, it's on the right hand side, about halfway up. I remember that the fuse description for the one that blows DOES NOT seem very obvious. I keep a few 10 amp fuses handy. If the dash lights go out I know the passenger side tail light is out as well. Best Regards | ||
| Jose A Cabrera (Jcabrera) Member Username: Jcabrera Post Number: 161 Registered: 02-2002 |
Bruce, good point, I'll check it again. Thks! | ||
| Jay Martin (Blue_jay) New Member Username: Blue_jay Post Number: 17 Registered: 02-2003 |
You may also want to check the ground wire that is under the steering wheel. Mine had a loose ground and that took care of it! Good luck! | ||
| ozwapet (Ozwapet) New Member Username: Ozwapet Post Number: 2 Registered: 07-2003 |
I have the same problem and it is always a fuse blown( can't remember which number but about half way down the panel ) on the fuse panel under the steering wheel. Haven't worked out what is causing it yet but i suspect it is something to do with the trailer plug wiring. ( only started afer I had this wired up ) | ||
| Stuart Scantlebury (Paavscan) New Member Username: Paavscan Post Number: 13 Registered: 07-2003 |
97 Disco same problem. Whent through about a 12 fuses before locating the culprit. The light in the glove box is on the same circuit. The lens with the light bulb & contacts drops down and shorts out to the metal frame blowing fuse. Wraped the contacts with tape and the metal frame, all is well over 1 year ago. | ||
| Clif Ashley (Cta586) Senior Member Username: Cta586 Post Number: 389 Registered: 04-2002 |
Also supporting the fuse theory. FYI - your dashlights are intentionally on the same circuit as your tailights, to serve as the indicator to you that they are not functioning. | ||
| Brian O'Connor (Hooky) New Member Username: Hooky Post Number: 26 Registered: 09-2003 |
hope it's the fuses, I had to replace the turn stalk - $$ The detent for the headlights wore out - caused all kinds of problems with the lights. But as long as I could keep the headlights on I had all of my lights... | ||
| Jose A Cabrera (Jcabrera) Member Username: Jcabrera Post Number: 168 Registered: 02-2002 |
Well, I checked the fuse and replaced it an nothing. I need to check the ground wires this weekend. I'll keep posting all the developments. Thanks! |
