cuttin' out dash lights

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cuttin' out dash lights

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So my wife informed me lastnight that with her headlights off, and she hits the brake- the digital dash cuts out, but doesn't do it with the headlights on...

Is this a ground issue?

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Re: cuttin' out dash lights

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It could be a short in the tail lights. My dash used to go out if I had the left turn signal on and hit the horn.
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Re: cuttin' out dash lights

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Kidhauler wrote:It could be a short in the tail lights. My dash used to go out if I had the left turn signal on and hit the horn.
wait...what?
How in the world did you manage to track that down from those symptoms? :-k
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