68 lighting question
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Burning Brakes
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From: Milan Indiana
68 lighting question
Have 68 coupe I am reworking. Dash is out with wiring exposed. question is regarding dash lights. Did not work when I got the car and put new headlight switch in. When I connect headlight switch and connect battery,I get headlights,tail lights and marker light. No dash lights at all. Fuses are good. Do I need to have dash back in place with bulbs plugged in for ground? If so great. what else should I look for before I put it all back together? Thanks for any tips you can give me- not an electrical genius!!!! Paul
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Have 68 coupe I am reworking. Dash is out with wiring exposed. question is regarding dash lights. Did not work when I got the car and put new headlight switch in. When I connect headlight switch and connect battery,I get headlights,tail lights and marker light. No dash lights at all. Fuses are good. Do I need to have dash back in place with bulbs plugged in for ground? If so great. what else should I look for before I put it all back together? Thanks for any tips you can give me- not an electrical genius!!!! Paul
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Burning Brakes
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From: Milan Indiana
dash lights
Thanks makes sense. I was concerned as lights didn't work before I took dash apart and hope that a bad headlight switch was the problem.. Thanks for the help neighbor-- live near Versailles in Milan Paul
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I hope you have the column out.. if not before you go back you might want to remove it. Your only 7 bolts from having it out.. and with it out you will keep from damaging your lower dash pad. There are instructions on the site on how to remove a dash pad the easy way.. http://willcoxcorvette.com/repairand...lp.php?hID=318 click on supporting document.
Milan.. The real Hickory High...
I know exactly where you are.. lets see.. Bobby Plumb, 1954... I'm a basketball junkie... lol. North of Aurora. You should come down sometime...
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Burning Brakes
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milan
Have met Bobby many times plus other players.My son is the AD there and my wife just retired as the treasurer at Milan.. have a copy of the original 54 game.. Nice memories for locals- I'm from the East coast myself . Have friend Scott Higgs in your neighborhood. Thanks for the help-- column is out!!!
