From: tomm on
My dashboard on my astra doesnt light up any more when I turn my headlights
on ( speedo , rev counter etc doesnt illuminate) . Does anyone know if this
would be a faulty fuse? The other things like the headlight switch below the
dash and my window buttons on my door still illuminate
Its an 03 astra hatchback


From: Adrian on
"tomm" <seamonsters1967(a)yahoo.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

> My dashboard on my astra doesnt light up any more when I turn my
> headlights on ( speedo , rev counter etc doesnt illuminate) . Does
> anyone know if this would be a faulty fuse? The other things like the
> headlight switch below the dash and my window buttons on my door still
> illuminate
> Its an 03 astra hatchback

Bulb gone, most likely.
From: Matthew.Ridges on

"tomm" <seamonsters1967(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> My dashboard on my astra doesnt light up any more when I turn my
> headlights on ( speedo , rev counter etc doesnt illuminate) . Does anyone
> know if this would be a faulty fuse? The other things like the headlight
> switch below the dash and my window buttons on my door still illuminate
> Its an 03 astra hatchback
>

Worth checking the fuses, but monyes on a light bulb... sounds like no fun
removing a dash... I'd happily let a garage sort it or an auto electrician.


From: Mrcheerful on
tomm wrote:
> My dashboard on my astra doesnt light up any more when I turn my
> headlights on ( speedo , rev counter etc doesnt illuminate) . Does
> anyone know if this would be a faulty fuse? The other things like the
> headlight switch below the dash and my window buttons on my door
> still illuminate Its an 03 astra hatchback

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)


From: tomm on

"Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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> tomm wrote:
>> My dashboard on my astra doesnt light up any more when I turn my
>> headlights on ( speedo , rev counter etc doesnt illuminate) . Does
>> anyone know if this would be a faulty fuse? The other things like the
>> headlight switch below the dash and my window buttons on my door
>> still illuminate Its an 03 astra hatchback
>
> 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 !