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steeda763
02-26-2006, 05:22 PM
1991 240sx (non-HUD)

I was wondering if anybody had an idea about this. At night I drove over to a friend's house (with everything working) and left it overnight. Then when I picked it up the next night and turned on the lights, the gauge cluster and A/C control lights didn't come on. I checked all the fuses, swapped headlight control switches, and messed around with the dimmer switch. All the warning lights and turn signal lights still work fine. Any ideas?

-Justin

slideways...
02-26-2006, 05:24 PM
wiring?

steeda763
02-26-2006, 05:36 PM
Didn't change anything on the wiring. The car was left alone overnight.

AkinaSpeedStar
02-26-2006, 05:38 PM
could be a wire came lose or something like that, check the wires that suply the power and ground for theose lights.

D-Bo
02-26-2006, 08:04 PM
loose wire or burnt bulb

steeda763
02-26-2006, 08:25 PM
Also, the Lights-on warning bell doesn't not come on when turning the lights on and the keys out. This rules out a burnt bulb. I'm pretty sure it's not a loose wire either as it literally happened over night with the car just sitting...

sidewayzS13
02-26-2006, 09:28 PM
stranger things have happened maybe some wirs got crossed sometimes shit like that can happen over night i know its strange

D-Bo
02-28-2006, 01:05 PM
did you check relays? it could also be a wire coming from your harness

steeda763
02-28-2006, 05:39 PM
Just in case somebody is still following this thread, I fixed the problem. The small white box (I guess the TCU) located behind the driver side kickpanel had to be disconnected and reconnected. Don't ask me why -- My career is electronics (Air Force) and "re-seating cables" fixes about 50% of all problems.

-Justin

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