By Matt on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 04:40 am: Edit

I just put on an ARB bullbar, and couldn't get the passenger side indicator light to work. Then it started working mysteriously, then stopped. SO I gave up for a little while. When I got in my truck later that night, all the instrument lights on the dash and the glove box light were out.

What gives? Anybody know how I can fix this?

By Matt on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 04:41 am: Edit

Oh yeah, all fuses check out okay. I'm stumped.

By Horness Spencer (Horness) on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 04:52 am: Edit

Have you damaged any earth leads when fitting the ARB?
Check for splits, breaks and nicks.

Horness

By Matt on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 05:50 am: Edit

Horness -

which "earth leads" are you talking about? The only thing I touched was the existing indicator light wiring.

By Bill Bettridge (Billb) on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 07:05 am: Edit

the bulbs that ARB gives you with the bumper mounted indicator lights are way too powerful - they will actually melt the plastic refelector after a short time. This can also cause connection problems and burnouts. You need to switch to the bulb that is a much lower output - still single element, but a much smaller bulb. I cannot remember the # right now, but will look it up.

By Matt on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 08:24 am: Edit

Thanks, Bill. Any idea why my instrument lights went out and how to get them back?

By Bill Bettridge (Billb) on Wednesday, September 05, 2001 - 04:57 am: Edit

Sorry - no help on that one - there are various fuses scattered about other than the fusepanel, so I'd start checking on thise (underhood/passenger kickpanel, etc) - only a guess though

Something in the indicator light circuit fried a fuse or another bulb somewhere else inline.

By Bill Bettridge (Billb) on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 01:39 am: Edit

The part number for the proper parking light bulb in an ARB bumper is either a #67 (std duty) or a #97 (HD)