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Wed 1 Oct 2008 23:34

1998 1.4 Speedo not lighting up - mcdawn

I have bought this car and the speedo does not light up so in the dark i cant see my speed. All the other dash board lights are working fine. At one point I had to get a jump start. At that point the light worked fine but after turning the lights off when i fog home it went back to not working!! I have put it in for its MOT but they obviously did not notice this.

Unfortunaetly I had to pay out alot of money for work to be done to the car so I really dont want to put it back to the garage.

Does anyone have any idea what the problem might be?

Thanks

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Thu 2 Oct 2008 01:18

1998 1.4 Speedo not lighting up - Dynamic Dave

It's not an MOT failure for a speedo bulb not to work. As to what the problem is, more than likely a blown backlight bulb, seeing as the others are still working. Depending on how mechanically competent you are, something like a Haynes workshop manual will tell you how to change the bulb. If you don't want to buy one, then some Libraries have copies which you can borrow or photcopy the relevant pages.

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 02/10/2008 at 01:18

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