Re: [Chrysler300] 60-62 dash lights

["Dave Schwandt" <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't know about the IQ part, but having the hands/fingers of a 5 year old 
would help considerably!!
Ever try tightening the 2 tiny screws that hold the hood release cable bezel 
to the lower dash panel???

Been there/ done that!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!

Dave Schwandt
in cool/cloudy eastern IA
Holed up in my shop trying to find the workbench!!!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Merritt" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:08 AM
Subject: [Chrysler300] 60-62 dash lights


>I learned two things recently.
>
> 1) if you work under a dashboard your IQ immediately drops in half.
>
> 2) the lamps over the transmission buttons and the heater buttons are
> connected to the dimming rheostat of the headlight switch.
>
> I had a transmission push button lamp that did not light.
> I found a broken lamp (#1816) and replaced it.
> It still did not light.
> Neither did the heater lamp.
> The key switch lamp did light and that threw me off (see note 1).
> Eventually I learned the key switch is not on the dimming circuit but the
> transmission and heater lamps are. I removed the headlight switch and 
> found
> the dimming rheostat was toast.
> A replacement switch solved the problem, although to replace the switch I
> had to work under the dashboard again. I wonder, if you work under a
> dashboard twice, does your IQ...........?
>
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