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Instrument cluster & interior lighting- quick fix 200

posted by  twoforty's on  Tue Sep 26 01:12 CST 2006
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By accident, I stumbled on a quick fix for poor lighting (instrument cluster/ interior) on my 89, 245. Disconnect battery, remove all fuses fom fuse bus bar, clean front and back (as best can) of bus bar, including between the tabs where the wires connect. Get rid of greenish/ whiteish crud, as best as possible. Apply dielectric grease on bus bar & new fuses (ceramic). Install fuses, connect battery. You may need sunglasses when dome light goes on at night, and have to readjust cluster rehostat. I was amazed at the improvement. Original reason for cleaning was to correct power window problem (having to twist fuses to get them working again). Anyway, worked for me.

Enjoy !
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84, 242GLTi, 167K, 4+OD, not on the road yet; 89, 245 DL, 337K, M 47, daily driver; 93, 245, auto, 167K; daughters 84, 242 Ti, 193K ; and other toys.






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