Interior Lights Going Out...

98stangv6 · September 4th, 2009, 07:18 AM

So I got LED bulbs for my gauges and ac vent. They all worked fine all my lights worked.. Now my ac lights flicker on and off and sometimes stay on, or stay off... I have 3 bulbs still working in my gauge cluster, 1 never came on when i bought it, and the one where the gas gauge is sometimes is off or is sometimes on. And now my shifter lights dont even work anymore.. So now i know its not my bulbs but something with the lighting.. Can anyone help me out?

wraitherx · September 4th, 2009, 11:47 AM

not to sound smart but have you actually checked the bulbs? if not if you know how to work a multimeter I can help you out if not I can still help but having a multimeter will help you test out everything for possible breaks in the wiring or anything else

98stangv6 · September 4th, 2009, 06:17 PM

What would cause the bulbs to flicker like that though, i just put the leds in this year.

wraitherx · September 4th, 2009, 06:43 PM

if you replace the original incandescent bulbs with LED's then there might not be a tight enough connection or quite possibly and intermittent short somewhere.

98stangv6 · September 26th, 2009, 04:36 PM

Checked the bulbs.. still flicker..

Lefty · September 27th, 2009, 04:30 PM

Check the fuse? /wiring behind the dash.

WLJohnson05 · September 27th, 2009, 06:33 PM

are these lights something u wired up urself? if so im willing to bet u used a shitty ground. check the ground.

98stangv6 · September 28th, 2009, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by WLJohnson05

are these lights something u wired up urself? if so im willing to bet u used a shitty ground. check the ground.

No sir. I just replaced the stock bulbs with these leds. They are size 194 like the stock ones. ill check the fuses tonight and if that doesnt work i will need to rip apart my whole dash, and center console to see whats going on.

Zatrekaz · October 2nd, 2009, 12:45 PM

Before you do that... throw in all the stock bulbs and drive for a week or so. See if it still does it. If it does NOT do it, then its the bulbs. If it DOES, then you got a wire problem.

98stangv6 · October 6th, 2009, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by Zatrekaz

Before you do that... throw in all the stock bulbs and drive for a week or so. See if it still does it. If it does NOT do it, then its the bulbs. If it DOES, then you got a wire problem.

small problem.. i have NO IDEA where my stock bulbs ran off too. I did this a LONG time ago.

98stangv6 · November 4th, 2009, 08:14 PM

I have stock bulbs in. All my fuses are fine. Now i have to check the wiring behind the dash. What do i check for?

mxnate116 · November 4th, 2009, 08:16 PM

so you put the stock bulbs back in and you still have the flicker problem? or dont?

98stangv6 · November 4th, 2009, 09:32 PM

no now theyre completely off. No lights at all

mxnate116 · November 4th, 2009, 10:57 PM

is the circuit board laminate sheet on the back of the cluster all in tact? all the connectors plugged in solid and grounds good?

98stangv6 · November 8th, 2009, 05:34 PM

i checked everything but the grounds.. where are they located?

September 4th, 2009, 07:18 AM	#1
98stangv6 Hardcore Enthusiast 1998 Mustang V6 SLOW 17.13@80.85 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,127 iTrader: 1 reviews	Interior Lights Going Out... So I got LED bulbs for my gauges and ac vent. They all worked fine all my lights worked.. Now my ac lights flicker on and off and sometimes stay on, or stay off... I have 3 bulbs still working in my gauge cluster, 1 never came on when i bought it, and the one where the gas gauge is sometimes is off or is sometimes on. And now my shifter lights dont even work anymore.. So now i know its not my bulbs but something with the lighting.. Can anyone help me out? __________________ JAKE'S PIITB CREW MEMBER#4

September 4th, 2009, 11:47 AM	#2
wraitherx Moderator '99 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 9,568 iTrader: 11 reviews	not to sound smart but have you actually checked the bulbs? if not if you know how to work a multimeter I can help you out if not I can still help but having a multimeter will help you test out everything for possible breaks in the wiring or anything else __________________ BUILD 2 IN PROGRESS

September 4th, 2009, 06:17 PM	#3
98stangv6 Hardcore Enthusiast 1998 Mustang V6 SLOW 17.13@80.85 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,127 iTrader: 1 reviews	What would cause the bulbs to flicker like that though, i just put the leds in this year. __________________ JAKE'S PIITB CREW MEMBER#4

September 4th, 2009, 06:43 PM	#4
wraitherx Moderator '99 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 9,568 iTrader: 11 reviews	if you replace the original incandescent bulbs with LED's then there might not be a tight enough connection or quite possibly and intermittent short somewhere. __________________ BUILD 2 IN PROGRESS

September 26th, 2009, 04:36 PM	#5
98stangv6 Hardcore Enthusiast 1998 Mustang V6 SLOW 17.13@80.85 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,127 iTrader: 1 reviews	Checked the bulbs.. still flicker.. __________________ JAKE'S PIITB CREW MEMBER#4

September 27th, 2009, 04:30 PM	#6
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,701 iTrader: 12 reviews	Check the fuse? /wiring behind the dash. __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

September 27th, 2009, 06:33 PM	#7
WLJohnson05 MM's Database Error 2004 Mustang V6 322.8 rwhp Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VA Posts: 13,285 iTrader: 9 reviews	are these lights something u wired up urself? if so im willing to bet u used a shitty ground. check the ground. __________________ I'm trying to get rid of this stuff, feel free to make me an offer!: SCT Mass Air Flow Sensor $200 Tial Wastegate Springs $40 (10psi and 3.6psi)

October 2nd, 2009, 12:45 PM	#9
Zatrekaz Wax on, Wax off 2003 Mustang V6 16.8@83.3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 6,954 iTrader: 15 reviews	Before you do that... throw in all the stock bulbs and drive for a week or so. See if it still does it. If it does NOT do it, then its the bulbs. If it DOES, then you got a wire problem. __________________ Black Bullitt Rims FT/FS Looking to Sell or Trade for Silver FR500s Looking to buy a lot of 99-04 Interior Pieces If you have any for sale, PM me

November 4th, 2009, 08:14 PM	#11
98stangv6 Hardcore Enthusiast 1998 Mustang V6 SLOW 17.13@80.85 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,127 iTrader: 1 reviews	I have stock bulbs in. All my fuses are fine. Now i have to check the wiring behind the dash. What do i check for? __________________ JAKE'S PIITB CREW MEMBER#4

November 4th, 2009, 08:16 PM	#12
mxnate116 Hardcore Enthusiast SVTfocus, F250 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,971 iTrader: 1 reviews	so you put the stock bulbs back in and you still have the flicker problem? or dont? __________________

November 4th, 2009, 09:32 PM	#13
98stangv6 Hardcore Enthusiast 1998 Mustang V6 SLOW 17.13@80.85 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,127 iTrader: 1 reviews	no now theyre completely off. No lights at all __________________ JAKE'S PIITB CREW MEMBER#4

November 4th, 2009, 10:57 PM	#14
mxnate116 Hardcore Enthusiast SVTfocus, F250 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,971 iTrader: 1 reviews	is the circuit board laminate sheet on the back of the cluster all in tact? all the connectors plugged in solid and grounds good? __________________

November 8th, 2009, 05:34 PM	#15
98stangv6 Hardcore Enthusiast 1998 Mustang V6 SLOW 17.13@80.85 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,127 iTrader: 1 reviews	i checked everything but the grounds.. where are they located? __________________ JAKE'S PIITB CREW MEMBER#4

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