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Old 01-08-2004, 04:51 PM
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Dash light rheostat: OK to eliminate?

I have no real need to ever dim my dash lights; on my 75 300D I simply jumped the rheostat. Any reason not to do this? My dash lights are a bit dim, so I wonder whether the rheostat might be to blame.

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Old 01-08-2004, 04:55 PM
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Won't hurt anything at all to jump or bypass the reostat.
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Old 01-08-2004, 05:14 PM
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Cool; I didn't think so, just wanted to make sure the rheostat wasn't some sort of voltage-limiting device as well. Hate to burn out bulbs prematurely.

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