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  1. 07-10-2007, 05:49 PM #1
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    Default 240sx dash lights ?

    My 91 240sx dash switches and electronics wont light up whats wrong ?
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  2. 07-10-2007, 09:25 PM #2
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    Check your fuses. The ones under the dash on the driver's side, and the ones in the engine bay on the passenger side.
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  3. 07-10-2007, 09:31 PM #3
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    did it was all good
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  4. 07-10-2007, 09:34 PM #4
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    mine did the same thing, i just bought clip on lights from pep boys haha.
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    If it's not fuses then it's a corrosion issue. The metal cross bar under the 240sx dash always rusts really bad. And thats where 90% of the dash grounds are attatched to.

    Also, over time corrosion will build up on the electrical connections for the gauge cluster and such.

    I would check grounds first. I however do not remember where they all are.
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    The solution:

    http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=158162

    Its a very common problem with an easy fix!
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    yeah ill try to check that out and lol simon im not buying clip on lights
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    hey i had to do what i had to do i didnt like it enough to actually try and fix it lol
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    lol yeah i guess so.
    but yeah i tried everything and checked out what i could and all i keep hearing about is the damn TCU the time control unit it works the lights and the HUD but that bitch is not easy and cheap to get
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    sounds like somthings grounding out somewhere
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    Quote Originally Posted by wHtKoNgDrIfT
    lol yeah i guess so.
    but yeah i tried everything and checked out what i could and all i keep hearing about is the damn TCU the time control unit it works the lights and the HUD but that bitch is not easy and cheap to get
    Junkyard FTW
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    lol even a junk yard that actualy has one with that box wants least 100 and not sure it works
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    Quote Originally Posted by wHtKoNgDrIfT
    lol even a junk yard that actualy has one with that box wants least 100 and not sure it works
    Wow! A few years back I bought like 3 of them from a junkyard for $10 each!

    Keep looking! You'll find one somewhere $100 is way too much!
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    Ok this pisses me off today i put a radio in it and the wires are getted so i cant do shit with it and a few wires touched and now my whole dash is out no clucter nothing !!!
    and the fuses are good WTF ???????
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    yeah so i checked my TCU and its fried it was all black and shit so does anyone have one i can get ? ????????? picture of the POS is at top
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