dash lights flickering!

[J_T-CUPRA]

Hi i have only recently just bought a 2001 ibiza cupra, and am very happy with the car, but ever since i have had it the dash light flicker from bright to dull all the time which is quiet annoying it also effects my headlights, im not sure what this could be but if any of you could think of anything that would be great to try and sort this out!

cheers guys

Jai

 

[wazo]

Hi i have only recently just bought a 2001 ibiza cupra, and am very happy with the car, but ever since i have had it the dash light flicker from bright to dull all the time which is quiet annoying it also effects my headlights, im not sure what this could be but if any of you could think of anything that would be great to try and sort this out!

cheers guys

Jai

hi i posted this little problem up up a while ago dashlights flickering in unison with the headlights some kind of "mobile disco i thought" but it only happened for a short time i gave the dash a bang with my fist and hey presto never had the problem again but seriously when i posted this problem no one on here had even heard of any thing i was describing but as with all these ibizas they will i have one of the first cupras of the line on an "x" plate so i as it seems are the bench mark for all the shitty problems these crappy cars have and i tell you every time i post a problem sooner or later some one else will have the same as

 

[roderrs]

i have this problem too mines 2001

 

[Daz_gibbo]

Check the battery teminal is secure. I had similar problems and the nut that secures the fusebox rail to the battery terminal was loose.
Worth a check..

 

[gavthelad]

Mine does this if i turn the engine off but leave the lights on etc...........Very strange at first...almost disco effect. I have never tried to find the problem with mine its just part of its characteristics.

 

[J_T-CUPRA]

help dont know what to do about my flickering lights theres so annoying and its affecting my main headlights aswell, i have tried everything you guys have suggested and nothing has worked!

Jai

 

[David_smith_909]

mines been doing this for about 3 weeks now, checked both the battary terminals, checked connections from gauges to dimmer switch , checked all earthing in nos system, driving me mad, only my dash does this, headlights arnt affected, nothing in vagcom (didnt expect anything tbh)

JT - if you get a fix for this or get any heads up on where to look id defo be interested

 

[David_smith_909]

anyone got any suggestions for this before i bite the bullet and get it booked in somewhere, its absolutly doing my nut in !

EDIT: its just my dials and gauges, centre console and headlights are not affected

 

[DannySmivs]

Yo!

I also have this problem, comes and goes.

I have a 2001 Ibiza.

 

[gavthelad]

i never got it sorted on mine, like i said on my above post......it only ever happens if the engine is turned off, key in the ignition and the lights are turned on. i couldnt really justify spending £££'s on a tiny fault that only happens when im sat in the car waiting for the missus to come out of a shop.lol

Would be interesting to find out what is causing it though, its not as though it flashes once every second its really random......

 

[David_smith_909]

well im going to book mine in soon so il let you know what comes up (even though yours is a different problem to mine)

i just cant take it anymore, its every day now, just starts flickering randomly, p1ssing me right off

 

[J_T-CUPRA]

flickering

did you get it booked in then mate? mnes still pissing me off its like a bloody disco at night!

let us know pal!

JT

 

[Fl@pper]

last one i saw doing it just on the dash lights turned out to be the dimmer rheostat

the kid who had it bypassed it as a temp measure but left it as it was anyway been fine since

 

[Craig!]

If headlights are effected I'd be looking at alternator issues.

 

[cupragaz]

i argee with fl@pper i had this problem and when i changed the reostat the problem went away

 

[David_smith_909]

i argee with fl@pper i had this problem and when i changed the reostat the problem went away

not had it booked in yet

where is the reostat??? its literally just my dials/gauges (which run off dimmer switch), NOTHING else is affected

 

[gavthelad]

david....are you getting this all the time when your driving along then?

 

[David_smith_909]

unfortunatly so

 

[Bogwoppit]

The rheostat is just a posh word for the dimmer switch for your dash illumination. Prise it out and bypass it and see if it stops. The dimmer switch controls the whole dash/centre console though so can't see it being this on your car.

 

[DannySmivs]

any one found a fix for this, i had a nice rave on my dash last night