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Alita Lindberg
Alita Lindberg Posted on Oct 28, 2015
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Dash lights went out after hitting a bump, already checked fuses & bulbs connections etc, intermittently come back on but dont stay on any ideas?

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  • Alita Lindberg
    Alita Lindberg Oct 28, 2015

    Thanks, hoping thats all it is hard to track apparently there was a DIY autostart installed and removed so some of the wiring is messed up. do you think replacing the whole dash is necessary as this was advised by someone (not mechanic)

  • richie46 Oct 28, 2015

    Might be very expensive since due to parts and labor intensive job. Your call.

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Somewhere in your wiring you have a bad connection in either the power wire to your cluster or the overall ground. That is why you have the intermittent operation.

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    Alita Lindberg Oct 28, 2015

    Thanks, hoping thats all it is hard to track apparently there was a DIY autostart installed and removed so some of the wiring is messed up. do you think replacing the whole dash is necessary as this was advised by someone (not mechanic)

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