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Ahh how fast is I going? Wheres my tachometer OHH NOESS!

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So my check engine light went out :thumbsup: which was quickly followed by my cluster lighting going out as well :thumbsdown: . The dimmer switch is still lit and controls the climatronic dimming but no go on the cluster. The MFA [temperature, mpg, etc] is still illuminated. I am hoping its a fuse for the cluster backlighting but wondering if anyone has seen or heard of cluster lights dying around 100k miles
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anyone...bueller
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Mill3niumThr33 wrote:So my check engine light went out :thumbsup: which was quickly followed by my cluster lighting going out as well :thumbsdown: . The dimmer switch is still lit and controls the climatronic dimming but no go on the cluster. The MFA [temperature, mpg, etc] is still illuminated. I am hoping its a fuse for the cluster backlighting but wondering if anyone has seen or heard of cluster lights dying around 100k miles
Do you have a spare euro switch (or stock) that you can swap out? If the same thing happens with the new switch then I would suspect a loose connection to or in the cluster. Pretty sure there is no fuse for the cluster LEDs only. No CEL is cool...no lights sucks. :mrgreen:

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Hrmm, I dont have a spare switch but I think this guy with a blue car like mine across the street may have one I could steal :ninja:
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Yea, we could try swapping switches, or maybe just try jumpering the correct terminals, I think I have those all mapped out somewhere..
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Sounds like you might need a 7 speed Eclipse, F&F stylee.........
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Is it possible to redeem a cluepon now? I have not a clue what you are talking about Ren :confused:
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I dunno, I was half drunk when I wrote it. I was just thinking about the opening scene of F&F 1 when Paul Walker is flogging that eclipse in the stadium parking lot. If you pay attention, you cna hear him shift 6 times, hence a 7 speed trans. They came standard in the JDM DSM cars........ :unibrow:

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Try smacking the dash. It's worked a time or two for me.
I have a semi-working tach that cuts out after a few minutes and it sucks.
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Wade, did you figure out the problem? Interested in the fix...

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