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Issue with dashboard lights

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Old 04-21-12, 02:15 PM
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So a while back the lights around 3-4k rpms on the tachometer were out, but everything else was fine. I dropped my car off to get a leak fixed, and now the 3-4k rpm section is illuminated but other lights don't work now. Other parts are also dim and the red light on the fuel gauge is out. I noticed that both times this happened, there was some kind of power outage as the number of miles driven had dropped to 0.

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Old 04-21-12, 05:30 PM
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They pulled your battery cable. When backlight is very old and you remove power to it, it has a very hard time re-firing. There is always just enough power in the bulbs to keep the filament active....... until you pull the plug.
Old 04-22-12, 01:56 PM
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Interesting.

Do you know how to fix it?
Old 04-30-12, 05:21 PM
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Anyone know how I fix this? The mechanics are all telling me it's the bulb, but I know this isn't the case.
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