Just found this site last night. My girlfriend has a MINT 93 J30 that she just put on the road today. Looks like the car has never even seen rain let alone snow. I look forward to doing mods to it that she won't even know about. Like VG30DETT and a 5spd ...welllllll maybe not.
Maybe just some HID's for now and the 18's (chrome...bla IMO) she has put on. It already has tint and a custom Fiberglass box with 2 12's.
A little about me, I'm a car nut. I like things classy, cheap and fast in corners and on the straights. I have 2003 Ford Crown Vic ex police car that I swaped over to a 5spd from a mustang and an 2000 Mazda Protege ES 1.8 5spd.
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Re: (driverdriver)
A problem we discovered tonight when it got dark is the dashlights and anything that should be illuminated (temp control etc) doesn't work. I haven't looked at it much but is this a common problem? Dimmer switch or fuse? The headlights still work as do the interior lights etc
Re: (FunkRider)
mine had the same problem... and the lights would randomly start working again, but ya you might want to go through and check the fuse along with the dimmer switch. i never had to look into it as mine started working fine again after about a day... one of the OG's might be able to help you out more... welcome to nico.
make sure the fuse is properly plugged in at its location (the fuse is located in fuse junction inside the driver kickpanel behind the e-brake pedal). Check with a testlight and with the accesory switch on the ignition on, test each fuse for power. If you got power in the fuse, then check your dimmer. If you got a digital multimeter, check the resistance (ohms) of the dimmer. If the resistance excedes the specified limits, get a new one. did your car have the factory service manual that is located in the trunk?
Re: (emerald-j)
It does actually have the FSM! My jaw dropped when i found that. I somehow didn't see the other fuse panel inside the car. I'll have to have me a looksee at that.
Welcome to the site. It has helped me many times and I have shared a little bit of my own knowledge.
It is a common problem with the J's to not have dash lights. Most have found the problem to be in the dimmer switch. I took mine apart and repaired all the solder joints. Easy fix. It will save you some coin to re-solder the original switch.
It is a common problem with the J's to not have dash lights. Most have found the problem to be in the dimmer switch. I took mine apart and repaired all the solder joints. Easy fix. It will save you some coin to re-solder the original switch.
Re: (J30tman)
Excellent! I actually like soldering.
yeah, best thing to do is to solder the solder joints on your switch. From maybe wasting around two or trhee buck to repair the switch and have extra solder wire handy, you would have was wasted from 20 to 25 buck or maybe more (depending where you are at) to buy a new switch from the dealer. just pay close attention to where you really have to solder, if the solder joint looks like it can be ed or has lost its conncetion, solder it. Also clean the contacts of the rheostat part of your switch. This is the part of your switch where when you turn the dimmer, the resistance increases/decreases when you turn it.
Re: (emerald-j) j30 dimmer lights on/off issue
i did not know how to open and fix the dimmer , can some one help me out and explain in a little details where to open and what to do .