Dashboard and gears, no lights!

[lessteaks]

Hi All,

I juts bought a '84 500SEC. Alls great except I have no dash lights(or gears) what so ever when the headlights are switched on.

The seller replaced the radio and I was wondering if this may have something to do with it?

The radio and it works fine but there is a green wire from the car that does not connect to anything in the radio and a black/ grey wire for the radio that is not matched. It has a label saying to connect to negetive from battery?

There is a brown wire and a yellow/ green wire from the car that are not connected to anything. Also the cigarette lighter does not illuminate or operate?

Any help much needed and appreciated,

Thanks,

Les

 

[television]

Your radio and cigar lighter should be on the same wire,Green/yellow I think.
The wire saying connect to negative is not part of the car, it probably got left behind on a radio change, Are there any loose wires coming from dash.

Malcolm

 

[lessteaks]

Thanks Malcome for your reply,

There is a brown wire and a yellow/ green wire from the dash that are spare?

 

[television]

Thanks Malcome for your reply,

There is a brown wire and a yellow/ green wire from the dash that are spare?

My info is not good for pre 1990, see if I can find something.

malcolm.

You could find the instrument light wire with a ohm meter, since the dimmer for these lights a prone to failure, I wonder if there is just a fault with that.

 

[lessteaks]

Much appreciated Malcome