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Old 01-01-2013, 03:40 AM   #1
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Exclamation dash lights ,,, help

I recently change my gauges lights and installes some LEDs
They work great when i open the switch, they all light up right then they go off but the BRAKE light doesnt go off it stays on and i checked my brake and its ok,
It didnt used to do this before changing the lights, also when i turn my lights on the left turning signal also stays on all the time and when i put left turning signal it does flashes but after i turn it off it stays on, i dnt know if im missing a ground or something
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Old 01-01-2013, 08:06 PM   #2
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Re: dash lights ,,, help

The Brake light gets its' ground from a switch on the combination valve or the parking brake. Unplug the wire from the brake combination valve. Look on the left end of the frame crossrail that runs between and under the front of the engine but not quite under the radiator...
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Check that the parking brake switch is plugged in and switching.


I'm not sure about the turn signal lamp.
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Old 01-01-2013, 09:57 PM   #3
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Re: dash lights ,,, help

It's also important to rule out other causes. For example, I know that my brake light doesn't turn off even when I disengage the e-brake, and it's because the spring and cable are so worn out that the pedal doesn't return all the way and therefore doesn't hit the switch. Try pulling up on the e-brake pedal, or manually press the button on the pedal to check and eliminate that as a possibility.
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Old 01-01-2013, 10:19 PM   #4
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Re: dash lights ,,, help

Thanks for ur reply i will check tomorrow
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Old 01-01-2013, 11:51 PM   #5
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You may have bumped the parking brake while working. Check your bulbs in your F/R turn signals. I've had bulbs die and the filiment lay down on the running lights and do this.
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Old 01-01-2013, 11:53 PM   #6
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Thanks for your reply i will check tomorrow
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Old 01-01-2013, 11:56 PM   #7
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your dash is in upside down....lol.
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Old 01-02-2013, 12:01 AM   #8
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Lol no my phone uploaded the picture upsidedown lol sorry about that
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