Ka - dashboard light
Discussion
Just got a year old Ka...and the speedo light seems to have a loose wire.
The light (a horrid green colour) works most of the time, but will sometimes flicker or go out completely...making it nigh on impossible to tell how fast I'm going (although the needle still moves...so my speedo is working).
Any suggestions? It's not the worst problem in the world...I can *just* see it in the dark, and as I know where 30 is on the dial I can tell roughly how quick I'm going...but, you know, these things should just work!!
The light (a horrid green colour) works most of the time, but will sometimes flicker or go out completely...making it nigh on impossible to tell how fast I'm going (although the needle still moves...so my speedo is working).
Any suggestions? It's not the worst problem in the world...I can *just* see it in the dark, and as I know where 30 is on the dial I can tell roughly how quick I'm going...but, you know, these things should just work!!
Take it to a dealer and ask them to check the condition of the bulb holder in the cluster.
There have been a few fitted with a higher wattage bulb than it should have had and the extra heat causes the cluster to deform.
Once it's distorted the bulb holder loses contact and the light goes out.
A new cluster and a 3watt bulb will usually cure it
There have been a few fitted with a higher wattage bulb than it should have had and the extra heat causes the cluster to deform.
Once it's distorted the bulb holder loses contact and the light goes out.
A new cluster and a 3watt bulb will usually cure it
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