Blue Lights Blew Fuse?, New Lights but now no lights Options

[WWSideWinder]

Hi All

Ok this is my fault but maby some one help.

I had previously changed the Bulbs on my dash (speedo, etc) to Blue LED's but they did not last long.

I bought new Brighter LED's and I was Putting them in when the Mettal sourundingthe LED shorted on the Guage Cluster.

Now I have External Lights, I have the Air con lights but no instrument lights.

I have checked all the fuses and they all seam ok (inside the car and the ones in the engin bay)

Where else do I look to get my instrument cluster lights to work?

[JustinCapps]

its the bulbs i believe. had the sammeeee problem

[WWSideWinder]

HI

The bulbs that were working are now not working - nevermind the new ones.

Definatly saw a spark when I inserted the new one so I've blown something somewhere but I don't know where.

I checked all the fuses adn none of them are blowen.

The Air con + cubby lights work, The interiour lights work all I kneed a a place to start looking, Has to be another fuse some where.

I'll check the power tonight with a multimeter.

[pittfirefighter]

how did you possibly do this?? the cluster was plugged in when you were changing them???? anyways.. you probably smoked the board... look for a burn spot

[WWSideWinder]

Hi pittfirefighter

Yes the cluster was plugges in.
Yes I came to the same conclusion and traced all the tracks to do with ilumination.
Yes I found the burnt out track......

Solderd a new track with some old wire.
Tested with Multimeter and all Ok.

Placed in Car and all working Perfectly

OK some some saftey rules when changing Bulbs/LED's turn off the power to the cluster.
(I did not do this as all my outher LED's did not have a metal ring on top so no shorts.)

Thank you for your help.
It had me confused (ha Ha) as the fuses were all ok.
Then lokked at your post and whent thats it thats definatly it.