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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 01:16 PM
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Instrument illumination?

Which wire is the one that provides power for the dash?
I need it for the Pod illumination....Thanks.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 02:50 PM
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I tapped into the wire that goes to the light for the headlight/wiper switch illumination. Your 93 will be different though. There is another dash light wire that goes to the heater control panel and the ash tray light.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 02:56 PM
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Ok, ill look for both of those.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 08:47 PM
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i was under the assumption most guys wired up the gauges to dim along with the instrument cluster - especially on the pillar pods... maybe i'm mistaken. but it's what i was planning to do eventually.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 09:30 PM
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All of the lights I listed do dim with the insturment cluster. But mine is an 86.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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sorry - can't find an 'edit' button anywhere...
i thought my ash(misc. screws that fall out)tray light stayed bright with the glovebox. check & it doesn't. don't open it too much.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 11:54 PM
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still can't find that edit feature...
my redemption post: here's a link to a pic i just posted from my haynes manual

http:///showphoto.php?photo=24031&papass=&sort=1&thecat=

if the pic isn't clear enough, maybe my neighbor up north can clean it up.
looks to me like at the switch, it's white/light blue, but at the heater control cluster, its light blue/red.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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My AC controls dim with the dash, but the ash tray is on when it is open.
 
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soulpatchfr, the edit button is on your post to the left of quote for about one hour after you post it. After that it is gone forever.
 
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