Dash and accessory lights

[slick72]

Hello Im taking apart dash and replacing lights trying to get factory look without under the dash guages and I have 3 dashights thst brighten and dim and they have power and new bulbs but won't come on any advice?

 

[Big_John]

Gotta ground the socket.

 

[slick72]

Gotta ground the socket.

How so?

 

[Big_John]

How so?

The one you are holding in your hand just has a power wire going to it. No ground.

The socket grounds to whatever it's clipped into.

 

[slick72]

The one you are holding in your hand just has a power wire going to it. No ground.

The socket grounds to whatever it's clipped into.

Even with them in still nothing

 

[Big_John]

Even with them in still nothing

Try the old bulbs.

Look at the base of the bulbs and see if they are the same.

 

[slick72]

Try the old bulbs.

Look at the base of the bulbs and see if they are the same.

Unfortunately I think previous owners put new ones in and I bought 2 different new ones and still wouldn't work

 

[Big_John]

Unfortunately I think previous owners put new ones in and I bought 2 different new ones and still wouldn't work

#1816 bulb?

 

[slick72]

#1816 bulb?

I cleaned bracket and it got better ground thanks for your advice

 

[Gerald Morris]

Hello Im taking apart dash and replacing lights trying to get factory look without under the dash guages and I have 3 dashights thst brighten and dim and they have power and new bulbs but won't come on any advice?

When TESTING the socket, use a wire with alligator clips on each end. One end should be clamped onto a well grounded surface, like the steering column, and the other onto the little metal tabs in the socket. Then, you need to install them back into your panel, and ground the panel the same way; clamp your gator clip onto the panel, with the other end grounded. Also, if any of your new bulbs are LEDs, the POLARITY MATTERS in many cases! I like LEDs in the instrument panel, but not all LEDs are equally well suited for that.

 

[Vinny]

Even with them in still nothing

Gotta ground the socket.

Make sure the spring loaded center contact is not binding and bottomed out in the socket.