Date:         Sun, 16 Feb 2003 17:19:36 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 88 Wolfsburg Instument custer lighting problems
Comments: To: rattlehead_64@YAHOO.COM
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Yeah maybe it is more complicated... however, just so you'll know, when my
bulbs were bad they would go on and off at their own whim, any little slight
tap and they're out... when I replaced them, they were fine.. until I fooled
with the wiring they're attached to... then one went out again.. they short
out easily I think, and even when bad will sometimes come back on.. but I've
never noticed them affecting anything like the temperature guage et..


>From: Randy Newell <rattlehead_64@YAHOO.COM>

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>Hello all, I am hoping that someone can help me with a electrical issue. My
>dashlights for the instument cluster have gone out. I am pretty sure it is
>not as easy as a bulb, because it worked most of the time for awhile, and
>would just go out until I "bumped" the instument cluster with my hand. Now
>it is out all of the time. It did come back for a few minutes while I was
>driving into work the other day. It is strange, because when they go out it
>also causes the Tach not to funtion (it works ahen the lights are off), and
>it seems that the temp gauge runs hotter then the motor actually is when I
>turn the headlights out. The clock seems to work when the lights are on or
>off ( as long as the dimmer is turned all the way down ) I have changed the
>headlight switch, but not help. Can someone help me to narrow this down a
>bit? The only VW dealer around is 30 miles away and they are VERY expensive
>to troubleshoot a problem like this. Thanks in advance.
>
>Randy
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