where is the earth for the instrument cluster?

where is the earth for the instrument cluster?

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StreetDragster

Original Poster:

1,534 posts

225 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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Afternoon all,

My car has developed an issue, all the electrical instruments seem to drop off every now and then. Quick bump in the road sorts it.

I've checked fuse 1 and that seems fine and clean with good contacts so next up is the earth. Anyone know where it is before I start diving into the dashboard?

Thanks
Matt

Metalman

1,173 posts

225 months

Friday 8th August 2014
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I'm not 100% sure but isn't it behind the panel in the passenger footwell? There's a bundle of brown wires all attached to an earthing bolt.

Scooby P1

2,617 posts

236 months

Saturday 9th August 2014
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Sounds semi familiar. ALL the instruments? Or just dials and indicators?

Mine did the same. Was a bad earth but also a very dodgy relay in the mess of electrics in the passenger footwell.

Dave at Jetstream is awesome at sorting electrical gremlins.

StreetDragster

Original Poster:

1,534 posts

225 months

Saturday 9th August 2014
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Twas all the electrical instruments. Cleaning up the earth seems to have sorted it, happy days