some of my dash lights arent working? please help asap

[slepar]

ok basicly tonight some of my dash lights stoped working. my cluster, electric aerial buttons and my gear selector lights are all working. my trip computer, climate control, head light switch and hazard buttons ( and the other 2 i cant remember what they are) lights are not working ive checked the relating fuses and there all fine

can anyone please help me asap would be really appreciated before it costs me a rediculas amount of money to get it fixed

thanks

[Kurtp]

check the globes.

[STEALTHY™]

Yeah its just the globes. There really shocking for it in commodores. I just replaced mine a few months ago, and already the temp light is blown (well, theres 3 lights, the right hand one is gone) Seems to always be from right to left that they fail.

[slepar]

so yous really think theyve all gone at once?

[STEALTHY™]

You said you checked all the fuses......

Did you actually CHANGE the fuse, or just inspect it? because sometimes they are blown but it isn't visible.

[slepar]

no i didnt change them just checked them, but its weird becuase like i said only some arent working, youd think that they would either all work or none work

[Brett_jjj]

It sounds like a bad connection somewhere,try hitting the top of the dash and see if they flicker on at all.Other than that you can check the wiring under the dash especially the plugs and connectors that come from the light switch.Also these dashes can get bad/broken contacts behind them on the printed circuit boards.

[Kurtp]

I had something short out, and it blew all the globes around the central area. So it's worth checking.

[slepar]

thanks for all the help guys i had a look today and yea all the globes are blown i tried to think back to what could of coursed it and the other day i blew the cigarette ligher fuse that must of some how caused it


without the advice i wouldnt of even checked the globes so yous have saved me some cash thanks again fellas

[VSPantha]

Get yourself LED's for replacements... not the single ones, but the LED 'globes' that have 6 led's in each globe. They're heaps brighter and last for years... get the white ones... blue ones will make your needles hard to see at night and the red zones will be almost invisible.
You can order them from this ebay seller, I bought mine from him and he ships stuff really quickly. Check out the link below:
T10 6-LED Blue Dash Kit Commodore VR VP VL VN VS 4pcs - eBay Dash Parts, Interior, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 12-Mar-10 01:32:32 AEDST)