Fitted the standard UK pull out cup holder on my 98 classic yesterday and when I went to drive home from work at 11pm there were no lights on the speedo panel.

The actual headlights worked fine and all warning lamps, indicators lit up as they should but there was just no back lighting for the instrument cluster?

Also I don't know how I will survive but the "bright" switch no longer makes the clock bright?

I can only assume I've knocked something when I had the centre part of the dash out as I highly doubt all the bulbs have gone at once. I'm going to pull the instrument cluster out to see if one of the connectors has come loose.

Anyone have any ideas on what else it could be?

Cheers

 

Fuse?

 

I don't think theres a fuse just for the backlights but I'll take a look in the handbook.

 

the bright switch plug has probably come off.

 

Would that knock all the backlights off on the speedo?

 

It might, all electrics are inter-connected.
But AFAIK, ther IS a fuse for instrument lights.......

 

ah right, will take a look when I finish work.

Cheers Guys

 

Found the fuse, blown, put a new one in, blew. Must have trapped a wire when I put the dash back!

 

Easy done.........