Hey guys,

When I start my car at night, some of my lights on my dash are dim/unlit, almost as if the bulbs are blown. But after a few minutes of driving, they light up and turn on by themselves.

The lights highlighted below are the ones that act funny:



I didn't expect any electrical gremlins like this on a Honda -- have you seen this before? Any ideas where to look for a fix? Bulbs? Ground wires? Fuse box?

Thanks!

 

P.S. I'm surprised no one has any ideas (unless I'm asking a really, really stupid question).

Can the mods move this to "Under the Hood" for more exposure?

 

I would assume that the connections needed to be cleaned and that slight movements from bumps, etc. makes temporary contact.

I have a couple of these same ones that will come on if I smack the top of the dash - I don't want to smack the dash, so I'll need to take the instrument panel apart and clean the contacts and replace the bulbs sometime soon.

 

i have the same issue, mine is an 08, didnt expect to have to change the bulbs this soon, but ill get to it eventually, for now smacking the dash will suffice