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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 08:52 AM
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I attempted to change the gauge LED's tonight. Changed one, made sure I was doing it right, worked out. I then went ahead and did all 4 for the gas and temp gauge. When I plugged it in and checked it, none of them worked, nor did anything to the right of that. Went back in and realized that 2 of the 4 had the wrong polarity, so I switched them around, plugged it back in... no luck. Replaced all 4 LED's with brand new ones, but still nothing.

I noticed that all the LEDs are numbered, and it happens to be that 28 and up are not working (the gas and temp lights are 28-30). Not only does most of my dashboard no longer light up, but neither does any of my center console. Can someone pleeease help.
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 09:02 AM
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check the dimmer?
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 09:08 AM
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:::sigh::: I'm a moron. All of them (including the center console) is working now, except for #s 28 and 29, so I'm gonna try to figure out why. Thanks a lot though, saved me a lot of time.
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 09:22 AM
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well.. most of those leds are in series...

meaning.. if one goes out.. the others will too...

check all connections... and/or see if one led is burnt out, wrong.. etc.. etc...
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 10:16 AM
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Yea. I just replaced the two that weren't working and viola. Everything works. Again, thanks for your help. I was ready to start find the price for a new circuit board.
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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lol check the dimmer.lol. scary right?
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 05:08 PM
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scary that it's not an uncommon occurance...

and it's happened a few times before...
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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yep... it is easy to make that mistake at first
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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grrr i almost broke my window cuz it wouldnt open... then i realized i had the window lock on.
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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almost broke his own windows.
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 08:46 PM
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thats actually happened to me when i first got my car. i started cursing out my window, and i was gonna take it back to the dealer. But then i read in the manual that the tc has passenger side window lock. IM AN IDIOT!!! LOL
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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yea.. and you lose control of it on the driver's side too if the lock is on..

another common mistake..
"uhm.. check window lock?"

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^^ I read the manual when I got the car... and that still got me for about 5 minutes one day!
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