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#85839 06/23/2003 2:23 PM
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Is my '59 supposed to have dash lights? It seems that the gages (at least the speedometer) should have backlighting... Am I wrong? Where would I begin to look to solve this problem (assuming it should have lights)?

#85840 06/23/2003 2:39 PM
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Try looking under the dash. There should be dash light bulb housings that pop into holes in the gauge housings. Perhaps they have fallen out of the housings.

If they are in place, check to make sure the bulbs work. If all that checks out, follow the wire to the head light switch and make sure it is connected to the rheostat..


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#85841 06/24/2003 12:50 AM
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Pull the headlight switch and look at the reostat. If it looks good, slap a meter across it. The one in my '59 was in pieces. A new switch did the trick.


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