Dash Lights

[LEXIE]

guys your going to love this one.

maybe this is old stuff but i got to pass it on... there is one happy greek

behind the computer at this moment.

i was doing a little more research on replacing the bulbs in my dash and went to

the clublexus forum for any info that might help re this subject. i found this series

of posts and strangely enuf the first post asked the following question:

"It looks like 2 bulbs have burnt out in my cluster....the one that lights up the 60

and 80mph areas on the speedometer, and then I have one burnt out at the 5-6k

range on the tach. Does anyone have part numbers for these bulbs? Id assume

they are the same bulb."

these were the exact same bulbs (area) that were dark on both my speedo and

tach.

well, the next post gave the part number and another the oem bulb price and

another commented on buying replacement bulbs for 2-3 bucks at auto zone

and a few more posts about replacing the bulbs and then this guy posts a

real bomb.

he says, "you may be supprised but if you just give your dash a couple of hard

pounds, this can revive the lights". so, the guy apparently followed his advice and

lo and behold his lights came back to life.

i couldn't wait to get to my machine ('93 sc400..same as the guy above) and try

this masterful stroke of genius. i fired the car up and, altho i am not one for

beating on any part of the car, i gave the dash a nice volley of blows and this

is no sh*t... both dark areas came to life. the originator of this unique cost

saving approach to dash light repair also said that most likely the lights will fade

again but a occasional nice blow will restore them. no problem with that.

hey, there is more. i go back in the house and am pondering what more i need to

do to have my total lighting system back to complete normal. well, there was

only one other area that was dark(1/2 out) and that was the a/c led display, which

seems to be another vulnerable spot for my model car.

another no sh*tter..... back out to the chine, crank it up and lay a couple of

nice ones to the area just above the a/c display and for the first time in 4 yrs,

the whole unit came to vibrant life.

guys, tell me... can it get any better than this considering i was just about to pull

the dash out for bulb replacement and also redo the a/c display, which i think

requires soldering to correct.

lexie

[99lsguy]

Now that is what I call :

TECHNICAL BRILLIANCE

Maybe those "hits', release a mild static charge built up on those resistors and such that is gives way to OEM resistance!!! Talk about Knocking the Dust off...

I love it