White 110
22nd April 2008, 10:35 PM
Lots has been written previously on the topic but I thought I'd pass on my experience from last week whilst driving to Fraser Island.
Lights went off on a pitch black night somewhere south of Gympie. Rolled into town behind a semi trailer with only my side lights on. Dipped beam had vanished, together with dash board lights. After remembering all the words on the forum it was pretty obvious that it was the Master Light Switch.
My thanks must go to the lads in the garage behind Hungry Jacks in Gympie who were closing up for the night but instead of kicking me out and laughing, rang around to see if they could source a new unit. Sadly they couldn't find one but one of the lads had a mate who told him how to do a temporary repair.
Cut the three wires off the old unit and bind them together gives you all the lights you could ever need. The added benefit was that the lights were brighter than they have ever been.
Next morning managed to find a new unit in Hervey Bay and installed it whilst waiting for the barge over to the island.
That's what I love about these cars - can be repaired in a car park with a pair of sissors. So next time your lighting switch burns out try the three wires twisted together solution.
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Lights went off on a pitch black night somewhere south of Gympie. Rolled into town behind a semi trailer with only my side lights on. Dipped beam had vanished, together with dash board lights. After remembering all the words on the forum it was pretty obvious that it was the Master Light Switch.
My thanks must go to the lads in the garage behind Hungry Jacks in Gympie who were closing up for the night but instead of kicking me out and laughing, rang around to see if they could source a new unit. Sadly they couldn't find one but one of the lads had a mate who told him how to do a temporary repair.
Cut the three wires off the old unit and bind them together gives you all the lights you could ever need. The added benefit was that the lights were brighter than they have ever been.
Next morning managed to find a new unit in Hervey Bay and installed it whilst waiting for the barge over to the island.
That's what I love about these cars - can be repaired in a car park with a pair of sissors. So next time your lighting switch burns out try the three wires twisted together solution.
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