astra dashboard
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From: tomm on 15 Jul 2010 14:39 <A.Clews(a)DENTURESsussex.ac.uk> wrote in message news:i1miaa$gfh$1(a)south.jnrs.ja.net... > Thus spake tomm (seamonsters1967(a)yahoo.co.uk) unto the assembled > multitudes: > >>> first off, (I have seen this before:) have you turned the dimmer switch >>> to >>> off ? this is a roller switch on the right (under the lights switch >>> IIRC) > >> Thank you ! I saw the dimmer when I first bought the car but forgot >> about >> it as I have never touched it. >> Read your post and remembered it was in for its MOT a few days ago so >> they >> must have turned it down while fiddling >> with the lights! So one less worry ... thanks again ! > > I've had this happen several times with my Astra, where I've inadvertently > set > the dimmer switch to minimum (which is basically 'off'). It's a rather > stupid bit of poor design IMHO; it ought to at least show something at the > minimum setting. > > its just a warm glow at max setting so god knows who feels the need to ever turn it down ??
From: Adrian on 16 Jul 2010 05:22
"tomm" <seamonsters1967(a)yahoo.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> I've had this happen several times with my Astra, where I've >> inadvertently set >> the dimmer switch to minimum (which is basically 'off'). It's a rather >> stupid bit of poor design IMHO; it ought to at least show something at >> the minimum setting. > its just a warm glow at max setting so god knows who feels the need to > ever turn it down ?? Put a new bulb in, then, because that one's damn near fooked. |