Dash lights

**tru_blasphemy** · 09-18-2005, 05:34 AM

My dash lights were working fine on the road. I stopped and turned off the lights, and when i turned the car on again, i turned the head lights on but the dash lights weren't working so i just drove without it for a while. I left the car for a few hours and when i turned it on again the dash lights were working fine. Any ideas of what mightve happened or anyone experience something like it?

09-18-2005, 05:37 PM

was it raining?

**CiRiS91GT** · 09-18-2005, 10:08 PM

or go through any big puddles? and how long was the car running for total??

**tru_blasphemy** · 09-18-2005, 11:04 PM

It wasnt raining and no puddles. It was running for about 45 mins.

**CiRiS91GT** · 09-18-2005, 11:55 PM

were you running excessivly hard... ie abnormal engin temperatures.

**fire** · 09-19-2005, 10:11 AM

Simple, "gently hit" your dash, if the lights turn on, that means the lights start to die. You must replace the little bulb. This thing happen on most car. Sometime, after you hit the dash the lights work for many months (due to small contact between bulb and board circuit).

**tru_blasphemy** · 09-19-2005, 01:55 PM

I drove it from sauga to toronto but the temperatures were normal. Ill try to "gently hit" my dash and see what happens. The weird thing too is that my tail lights didnt work either, i didnt know that till last night. But when i step on the brakes it lights up.

**Wav** · 09-21-2005, 11:18 PM

I recently had the same problem, turned out to be the dimmer module on my 90 GT. The circuit board on the dimmer had burnt open on one of the circuit paths I soldered a piece of wire into the board to restore the open circuit and it worked. After what the dealership wanted to charge me for the relay module for the sunroof ($360) I opted to take a chance and fix this one myself! I pulled the instrument cluster before I found the real problem, it's a pain and you have to drop the steering column to get the surround on the cluster out without breaking it, not to mention disconnecting the heater control cable from the valve so you can get the heater control out. Don't forget to disarm the airbag!

**tru_blasphemy** · 09-22-2005, 12:39 AM

Oh yea right, mustve taken a while to fix then. Well ill try to change the bulbs first and see if that will work.

**still_stoned** · 09-22-2005, 01:49 AM

well the dimmer module was a problem with the celicas (i know for sure that the 1990 had this problem). Some cars were called back by Toyota to get fixed.......mine was one of em!........still have the documents from the previous owner.

**tru_blasphemy** · 09-23-2005, 01:55 AM

so im gonna have to open up my dash i guess. guys any input about the tail lights?

**still_stoned** · 09-23-2005, 12:12 PM

try to play around with the dimmer

**CiRiS91GT** · 09-23-2005, 02:01 PM

override the dimmer, try that first

**MartinGouda** · 09-23-2005, 04:41 PM

you were traveling faster than the speed of light?

**tru_blasphemy** · 09-24-2005, 03:50 AM

well it was the first time i took the car in the highway

09-18-2005, 05:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
tru_blasphemy Location: Mississauga Posts: 94 Join Date: Aug 2005 Last On: 04-12-2007 06:43 PM	Dash lights My dash lights were working fine on the road. I stopped and turned off the lights, and when i turned the car on again, i turned the head lights on but the dash lights weren't working so i just drove without it for a while. I left the car for a few hours and when i turned it on again the dash lights were working fine. Any ideas of what mightve happened or anyone experience something like it?

09-18-2005, 10:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
CiRiS91GT Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,758 Join Date: Jul 2005 Last On: 08-07-2009 06:04 PM Vehicle: '91 AllTrac 2nd Vehicle: '91 Celica GT	or go through any big puddles? and how long was the car running for total?? __________________ -- 91 Celica GT 89 Suzuki GSX 750

09-18-2005, 11:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
CiRiS91GT Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,758 Join Date: Jul 2005 Last On: 08-07-2009 06:04 PM Vehicle: '91 AllTrac 2nd Vehicle: '91 Celica GT	were you running excessivly hard... ie abnormal engin temperatures. __________________ -- 91 Celica GT 89 Suzuki GSX 750

09-19-2005, 10:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
fire Location: Québec city Posts: 173 Join Date: Apr 2005 Last On: 01-25-2011 12:24 PM	Simple, "gently hit" your dash, if the lights turn on, that means the lights start to die. You must replace the little bulb. This thing happen on most car. Sometime, after you hit the dash the lights work for many months (due to small contact between bulb and board circuit). __________________ FIRE....

09-21-2005, 11:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Wav Location: Idaho, USA Posts: 6 Join Date: Sep 2005 Last On: 09-22-2005 12:02 AM	Dash lights I recently had the same problem, turned out to be the dimmer module on my 90 GT. The circuit board on the dimmer had burnt open on one of the circuit paths I soldered a piece of wire into the board to restore the open circuit and it worked. After what the dealership wanted to charge me for the relay module for the sunroof ($360) I opted to take a chance and fix this one myself! I pulled the instrument cluster before I found the real problem, it's a pain and you have to drop the steering column to get the surround on the cluster out without breaking it, not to mention disconnecting the heater control cable from the valve so you can get the heater control out. Don't forget to disarm the airbag!

09-18-2005, 05:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
ciento44 Posts: n/a	was it raining?

09-18-2005, 11:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
tru_blasphemy Location: Mississauga Posts: 94 Join Date: Aug 2005 Last On: 04-12-2007 06:43 PM	It wasnt raining and no puddles. It was running for about 45 mins.

09-19-2005, 01:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
tru_blasphemy Location: Mississauga Posts: 94 Join Date: Aug 2005 Last On: 04-12-2007 06:43 PM	I drove it from sauga to toronto but the temperatures were normal. Ill try to "gently hit" my dash and see what happens. The weird thing too is that my tail lights didnt work either, i didnt know that till last night. But when i step on the brakes it lights up.

09-22-2005, 12:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
tru_blasphemy Location: Mississauga Posts: 94 Join Date: Aug 2005 Last On: 04-12-2007 06:43 PM	Oh yea right, mustve taken a while to fix then. Well ill try to change the bulbs first and see if that will work.

09-22-2005, 01:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
still_stoned Posts: 675 Join Date: Aug 2005 Last On: 01-14-2011 12:18 AM	well the dimmer module was a problem with the celicas (i know for sure that the 1990 had this problem). Some cars were called back by Toyota to get fixed.......mine was one of em!........still have the documents from the previous owner. __________________ Parting out my whole car (1990 GTS)

09-23-2005, 01:55 AM	#11 (permalink)
tru_blasphemy Location: Mississauga Posts: 94 Join Date: Aug 2005 Last On: 04-12-2007 06:43 PM	so im gonna have to open up my dash i guess. guys any input about the tail lights?

09-23-2005, 12:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
still_stoned Posts: 675 Join Date: Aug 2005 Last On: 01-14-2011 12:18 AM	try to play around with the dimmer __________________ Parting out my whole car (1990 GTS)

09-23-2005, 02:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
CiRiS91GT Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,758 Join Date: Jul 2005 Last On: 08-07-2009 06:04 PM Vehicle: '91 AllTrac 2nd Vehicle: '91 Celica GT	override the dimmer, try that first __________________ -- 91 Celica GT 89 Suzuki GSX 750

09-23-2005, 04:41 PM	#14 (permalink)
MartinGouda USE THE SEARCH FEATURE!!! Location: Streetsville Posts: 12,031 Join Date: Oct 2003 Last On: 04-25-2011 05:42 PM Vehicle: DelsolTurboN2O 2nd Vehicle: Talon TSI AWD	you were traveling faster than the speed of light? __________________ once upon a time, i was a street racer....

09-24-2005, 03:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
tru_blasphemy Location: Mississauga Posts: 94 Join Date: Aug 2005 Last On: 04-12-2007 06:43 PM	well it was the first time i took the car in the highway

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