Hey guys,so my girlfriend got a Mk1 Golf Deco as a hand down from her grandmother. It's needed some mechanical work as expected,but now it comes to the part where I need advice.
The dash lights inside the car are VERY weak and dim. I thought it was the earth cabling so I replaced all the earth cables with 16mm battery cable as it solved the problem on my old Beetle,I even pulled 3 more earth straps and cleaned the paint where I bolted it down.. Any advice as where to look and how the dim dash lights can be fixed?
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1996 Mk1 Golf electrical gremlins
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Re: 1996 Mk1 Golf electrical gremlins
could be a few bulbs are blown in cluster, best would be to remove cluster and check
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Turn the sliding button next to the light switch. It is the dimmer control and will make it brighter.
It is called a citi golf. Mk1 was not made since 1983.
It is called a citi golf. Mk1 was not made since 1983.
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Re: 1996 Mk1 Golf electrical gremlins
panic-mechanic wrote:Turn the sliding button next to the light switch. It is the dimmer control and will make it brighter.
It is called a citi golf. Mk1 was not made since 1983.
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Re: 1996 Mk1 Golf electrical gremlins
Thanks UDC 3 of them was blown,
Sorry Panic I'm new to VW's I only had Toyota's prior to my Polo
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