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Topic:	Dim dash lights? (4 of 5), Read 28 times
Conf:	URAL Customer Service
From:	Vance Blosser ( )
Date:	Sunday, September 19, 1999 10:26 AM

I also had this problem, the ground wire was part of it (Gus is correct about the grounding) but in addition the way the speedo was designed was the rest of it. (Mine is a '94, yours may be different inside the speedo) Basically there is an angled rim under the glass painted white. It is to reflect light coming up onto the face of the speedo. My speedo kept shifting off center so only one edge was lit.

I took the speedo apart by carefully bending the tabs, and took some 1/4 inch vinyl tubing (clear) and cut a length long enough to circle the face. I slit it and cut about 1/4 of the tubing (lengthwise) out and slid it around the edge of the speedo face. This made a centering device that was clear - now the face had to remain centered.

Then I took some metal tape and covered the previously white reflective surface under the glass. The brightness of the speedo was improved by at least 50%.

This procedure used to be posted on Narma in detail, Sheldon asked me if he could post it there after I posted it here.

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Topic:	Dim dash lights? (5 of 5), Read 26 times
Conf:	URAL Customer Service
From:	URAL Electrical Dept. ( )
Date:	Sunday, September 19, 1999 12:06 PM

Vance I asked Alex what he does to fix this problem. He said that he opens up the speedo as you do, and then cuts off the blue rubber covers over the light bulbs to let more light in!

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