blackbeauty89 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 So it's a 97 legacy wagon. The typical HVAC lights have been out since I owned it(Oct'14), so last week I decided to replace the 3 bulbs with LED replacements. Everything worked fine and dandy. Next evening all of a sudden the whole dash goes black and taillights were out. Ok it's a fuse. There was a 10A fuse in place of a 20A fuse so I figured that was the only issue. Fast forward to a couple nights later. Dash goes black again. This time my taillights are still on. The fuse checked ok this time as well. So is it possible my illumination control module died? Find it odd that this happened after installing LEDs which use less juice than regular bulbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Read this first http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/03/piston-slap-traversing-world-led-retrofit-bulbs/ I would really go back to light bulbs as they last about ten years, and that illumination control is not cheap (it is in a junkyard get a few of them). Is the entire dash out, or just sections of it. Does your glove box light work (its run by the illumination controller) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeauty89 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Read this first http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/03/piston-slap-traversing-world-led-retrofit-bulbs/ I would really go back to light bulbs as they last about ten years, and that illumination control is not cheap (it is in a junkyard get a few of them). Is the entire dash out, or just sections of it. Does your glove box light work (its run by the illumination controller) No the glove box doesn't work either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Ok go back to normal lightbulbs and get yourself some illumination modules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Also the lighting is zoned and a closed loop. Both the high and low sides of a bulb go back to the module. If anything is grounded out, you will let out the magic smoke. This also includes any aftermarket radios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeauty89 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 I installed a radio about at least 3 months ago. No problems with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Thats why i said get a few modules, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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