gamellott Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Sooo... I've had my transmission out of the vehicle for a month. Just got it back in for a test drive yesterday. What an amazing difference a fresh clutch makes. One of the things I did while the vehicle was down was to replace all of the incandescent bulbs in the dash from 194/74 to their LED equivalent. After firing it up for the first time, 0ne thing that lit up, and stayed lit up, that I didn't expect was the rear ABS indicator. It lights up bright, then dims a little. Is this one of those things that doesn't work properly unless you have the proper incandescent bulb in it? I have NO reason to think that it's actually failing aside from sheer age. It was working properly before the work. I don't believe I inadvertently touched or cut anything to do with the brakes. Everything else, now, lights up beautifully. Not so sure that I want to keep it blue though... there are many different colors to chose from if that's what I want to do... but it does match the Stereo lighting . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 The sensor for the abs on these is on the pinion. Sure you didn't bump the wiring there whilst removing the driveshaft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamellott Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 10 hours ago, adamzan said: The sensor for the abs on these is on the pinion. Sure you didn't bump the wiring there whilst removing the driveshaft? Pretty sure I didn't. I had the pinion out a couple of months ago and didn't experience anything like that. The light is dim, but clearly illuminated... because it's blue. The "Cruise" light illuminates when turned on and is MUCH brighter. Yet another thing that has me scratching my head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamellott Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 To answer my own question, Apparently it does matter what bulb you put in there. The initial indications I saw before the changeover to LED's: Lights that worked - Cruise Cont, Rear window defog, ABS, 4x4. Lights after the LED installation that worked: ABS (Erroneous indication), Rear window defog, Cruise Cont. Lights after installing incandescent 74 bulbs... ALL WORK!! Properly at that... I don't think I have ever seen the Cruise light ever light since I have owned this thing. Now it works!! So.... it does appear to make a difference. LED's are cool, but some things only work properly with old tech!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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