Thread: insanely dim dash lights, can they be improved?

ok i took it to bits, re clicked the fibre optics and cleaned up the unit. I also hard wired the dimmer lights and even in the day they do seem to be a bit brighter.

Now I have another problem I cannot solve and need some assistance again.

The rear of the dash head unit has 4 plugs, 1. black speed cable 2. white plug (a) 3. white plug (b) and 4. blue plug. this is my problem as I cannot work out what it plugs into.

When I disconnected it originally I thought I knew where its other end was but now I cant find it in the mass of wires. The only thing which half fit was the dimmer cable and although this did seem to make the fuel guage work it is not the correct wire as they are different colour codes (and its the dimmer cable)

From memory it was a blue cable at the other end which fit the head unit cable blue cable but I could be wrong.

Can someone please let me know which cable from under the dash plugs into the blue ended cable from the dash head unit?

much appreciated.

dash plugs '88 RRC hard dash:

Originally Posted by pomonastik

dash plugs '88 RRC hard dash:

hey thanks for that, I rushed outside and had it done in 10 mins. check my members ride thread if your interested in seeing the completed interior.

well the big question is do they work properly now ?

luv your blackout work, its ok with the white body colour. a fellow 5speeder too i see. we are a rare breed !

Originally Posted by pomonastik

well the big question is do they work properly now ?

luv your blackout work, its ok with the white body colour. a fellow 5speeder too i see. we are a rare breed !

glad you liked it, I jumped in head first after I found wet carpets and the job got bigger and bigger untill I did the lot. I still have not fixed the leak tho. Anyway the main thing is the colour now hides all the wear and tear and the car looks new again.

As for the dash it is much more liveable, there are dark patches though at 0-40 and 100-160 and on the tach, but I could not find a blown globe so I assume this is purely bad design. Thanks for the tips.


do you have a members rides thread?

I jumped in head first

&

and the job got bigger and bigger untill I did the lot

these two quotes just about sum up range rover ownership at times, don't they ? the beauty of it is they are just such 'servicable' vehicles. i don't envy the owners of the modern iterations in 20+ years time ! someone said recently that there are something like 87 different electronic components on a current model range rover.........

i must do a member's rides thread some day.