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Finding the right wire for dash back-lighting

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Finding the right wire for dash back-lighting

Post by jonnyivy » Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:56 pm

I'm getting to know this new car of mine,... problem is I can't let sleeping dogs lie !
Most of the things that are supposed to work, do !,.. but I'm a pernikety sort of bloke who has to have every single thing working as it should.
You see when I bought this X5 last week I was blown away with it,.. still am,.. sorted a few loose wires behind the touchscreen sat/nav, radio, dvd, head unit. It looked like the previous owner done a slightly botched job of replacing the old Cd/radio with this unit. I now would like to trace the colour of the wire that feeds the backing lights on the unit, the ones that powers up the dash backing lights when the sidelights are switched on.
I've traced the speaker wires and other cables but I haven't found the back lights wire yet.

Long post I know,...

Any help please ?

Jonny
Virgin owner of X5 3.0 D 2003 ( getting to know her better now )(thinking of a long-term relationship now )( sadly  now divorced !! )( 4 years later...met the newer model and happy again )

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Re: Finding the right wire for dash back-lighting

Post by jonnyivy » Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:43 pm

FOUND IT !!
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Re: Finding the right wire for dash back-lighting

Post by AW8 » Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:17 pm

Great - Big respect to you for sorting such niggles yourself. :)
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Re: Finding the right wire for dash back-lighting

Post by jonnyivy » Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:55 pm

Anything to save money bud,... got to save up to buy this Towbar next month.
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