dash cluster light problems

[turbocab]

hello all
ime hoping someone can help me with a little problen ime having with the t2.
a few weeks ago the dash light behind the speedo stopped working so today i pulled it out and replaced the bulb when i pluged it all back in and tested it a strange thing happend,with the car running and the headlights off the speedo light is on but with the headlights switched on the speedo light goes off but all the rest of the dash backlights work??its like the switch is working in reverse or somthing..
i have tried my spare cluster and the same thing happens on it.
a possible cause could be..at about the same time that the speedo light went bung the right hand side headlight plug melted so i fixed the plug but only noticed the dash light problem a few days later could these be related?
cheers matty

[James]

I have had a similar problem when the headlights did funny things to the instrument lights. It ended up being the earth for the instrument lights wasnt connected. So check there isnt a black wire with an eye on it floating around behind your instruments thats ment to go under one of your bolts.

It happens because all of the headlight current goes through the headlight stalk, not too great an idea in my opinion but hey. Your plug melting may have cause a fault in the headlight switch that may be f**king with the rest of the instruments, but first check those grounds!

[turbocab]

found the problem...loose ground wire well done bigelboe

[James]

[Smithy]

God damned dashes.

I spent many hours swearing over those dashes and that stupid speedo light. ANd fixing that digital boost guage, resoldering, cleaning etc..
still it cut out ....

[turbocab]

haha you wouldnt believe this then smithy... i pluged the digital boost guage back in and most of the time it works

[Colza]

I have had a similar problem when the headlights did funny things to the instrument lights. It ended up being the earth for the instrument lights wasnt connected. So check there isnt a black wire with an eye on it floating around behind your instruments thats ment to go under one of your bolts.

That was so me that had that problem not you

[James]

At least I was there when it occured so I can call it partially mine, althought it was all your fault

[Colza]

...althought it was all your fault

Hmmm, you do raise a valid point

[turbocab]

and all eyes are firmly focussed on my signature V
i vote yes

[Colza]

I have a room. Its really nice. Im sitting in it now.

[AnimaLector]

Is Bigelboe there with you.. probably...

Andy

[city_cabriolet]

Matty, the cluster from that other t2 works perfectly. Boost guage and all.

[James]

Haha if we were in the same room and using the forum to bicker we would have reached a new level of munt-ness.

You see those roms I stuck up andy?

[Mike_NZ]

It'll be interesting to see if you still bicker next year...