Dash lighting & headlights

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

Morning Ryan:

Glad your trip home was good. The back lighting o9n the overhead from the
alt to the right toward the co pilots side does not light up, it only
lights on the drivers overhead side.

Dim dash gauges is a bane of the Wanderlodge as are the head lights but
there are things that can be done to help this. In the files section you
will find a headlight mod that will brighten your headlights. It is a
relative easy mod to do and involved a little wire and Bosh relays 30/40
amp. Do not get the similar relays at Radio Shack, they are mad in China
and will work once or twice and burn out.

The gauge lamps are another thing. Once you get the main power off the
headlight switch with the headlight mod, the headlight switch is not tasked
as heavily, but a replacement of the switch is not a bad thing either. Then
replacement of the gauge bulbs or at least pull them and clean the dust off.

The lower dash el panel: You will need an old tooth brush and alcohol and
clean the wire wound rheostat gently, this will improve contact, then
address the grounds and plugs by using a tuner cleaner.

The panel over the bed does not light up, nor the main reporting panel in
the galley, nor the switch panels to the left overhead of the driver and
right of the co pilot.

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
84FC35
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma

At 11:16 PM 5/3/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>Well, we made it home OK. Long story, for another time.
>
>However, I am in need of advice on some lighting. Most importantly,
>virtually all of my gauges have failed or failing bulbs. Any advice on
>getting in there and replacing these would be most appreciated.
>
>Second thing, the green backlighting - main dash is flaky (flickers on
>and off at random); area from the altimeter and everything to the
>right of it doesn't light at all. Any advice on repairing? (while I'm
>here, does the rear panel above the beds have this lighting, and if so
>how do I fix mine or can it be added? I'd love it back there!
>Impossible to know which switch does what in the middle of the
>night...)
>
>Lastly: Headlights seem really, really dim! Granted this is my first
>time driving such a large coach but I am NOT comfortable with this at
>night. Do they just need replaced? Re-aimed? I don't feel I'm able to
>see enough to drive safely at night, so all of our trip home was done
>during the day - which is a shame, as I LOVE to drive at night.
>Getting this coach night-drive-ready is my first order of business!
>
>Thanks!!
>
>-Ryan
>
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