Is200 Dash Light Dimmer

[AUSILVR200]

checked and no idea where the tail light relay is but panel fuse is fine

Tail light relay is on the back of the fuse board.

oh ok and defogger relay?

[Steviewevie]

checked and no idea where the tail light relay is but panel fuse is fine

Tail light relay is on the back of the fuse board.

oh ok and defogger relay?

Same.

[AUSILVR200]

checked and no idea where the tail light relay is but panel fuse is fine

Tail light relay is on the back of the fuse board.

oh ok and defogger relay?

Same.

hmmm no idea how to get it.

[Steviewevie]

hmmm no idea how to get it.

You'll have to take the connectors out of the fuse panel and then undo it so that you can get to back of it and to the relays.

[gozzyis200]

hmmm no idea how to get it.

You'll have to take the connectors out of the fuse panel and then undo it so that you can get to back of it and to the relays.

I have a march 04 is 200 and the dimer switch defo does all the dash lights

[AUSILVR200]

could me having disconnected the light for the ash tray have anything to do with it?

[Steviewevie]

could me having disconnected the light for the ash tray have anything to do with it?

I wouldn't have thought so because they're all connected in parallel, so removing one should't affect another. I actually don't think the tail light relay is that likely to be the problem, that was more of a long shot.

Given that in later cars the dimmer does dim the whole dash, I think it's most likely to be the dimmer itself, i.e. broken/stuck.

[Monster-Mat]

could me having disconnected the light for the ash tray have anything to do with it?

yes, the lighting is earthed at various points, one of the points it at the centre console with the ashtray lighting

[AUSILVR200]

could me having disconnected the light for the ash tray have anything to do with it?

yes, the lighting is earthed at various points, one of the points it at the centre console with the ashtray lighting

alright I'll give it a go and see if pluging the light back in will fix the problem. I havent had it plugged in for quite sometime now because I put coins in the ashtray and man does it heat up with the light on.

[AUSILVR200]

tried, plugged the light in and still the same. I guess the diagnosis is a busted dimmer.