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Old Jan 1, 2003 | 03:51 PM
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Smkoe form headlight switch (No Dash Lights"

I was leaving UTI yesterday and I put my headlights on and notice I have no dash Lights but everything else works. So I turn my car off and on and put them back on again...nohting. So I just figure a wire broke or something so I go to put it in gear and smoke starts to slowly flow out of my dimmer dial. |The dash is a dash form an 89 TTA. Did the switch burn up, someything grounded out, or maybe something else?
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Old Jan 1, 2003 | 04:08 PM
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Replace your Headlight switch.... check your fuse's
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Old Jan 1, 2003 | 04:22 PM
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I pulled it apart and it was the dimmer switch.

Thanks, Bobby.
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 01:34 PM
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the dimmer switch in 85+ birds should have negligible amounts of current flowing through it. perhaps your "remote dimmer" has failed.

more info is avaliable here:

http://www.p71interceptor.com/thirdgen/remotedimmer
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