Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum

General Category => Kaiser Forum => Topic started by: Kaiser man on March 30, 2013, 04:56:20 PM

Title: Lights
Post by: Kaiser man on March 30, 2013, 04:56:20 PM

I got a 6 volt battery yesterday and plugged it up, the dome lamp and headlights work great but the ENTIRE dash and glovebox is UNLIT do any of you know why

Title: Re: Lights
Post by: dpledger on March 30, 2013, 10:08:19 PM

What year is your car, and what model? Wiring varies. In the later models at least the instrument lights are controlled by a rheostat on the light switch which can be turned to adjust the brightness. This pot could have been turned all the way down, or there could be a bad spot on the stat or it could be broken, rusted, etc. If it is defective, lights can be restored by shorting out the rheostat, but then they will always be on bright. If your year is so equipped, turning the light knob back and forth will give you some info on what is going on.

Title: Re: Lights
Post by: G.B. (All Vinyl Dragon) on March 30, 2013, 11:40:46 PM

Try the Headlight switch dash dimmer control. This would stop dash lights with dust in it. Glove box ?

Title: Re: Lights
Post by: Fid on April 03, 2013, 06:45:47 PM

The '47 and '48s do not have a rheostat on the headlight switch. The dash lights are controlled by a rheostat along  the bottom lip of the dash, to the left of the steering wheel. See number 43 in the owner's manual Custom posted under the topic 48 kaiser special dash knob question.
 That is the control that turns on / dims the dash lights on the 47/48 Frazer cars. Not sure if Kaiser is the same. Give it a try and see if that does it.

Title: Re: Lights
Post by: Fid on April 14, 2013, 07:59:07 PM

I finally found my 47/48 Kaiser Owner's Manual. It appears the Kaiser is different than the Frazer. See section number 3 at that bottom of this scan
(http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3da35b3127ccef2891ed29f9b00000030O01SatmLdmyB7efAA/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00203070160520130415005343556.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)

Here's the page/figure it refers to (seems the Kaiser has only a toggle switch as opposed to the turn control my Frazer had).
(http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3da35b3127ccef289fa2e9f1500000030O01SatmLdmyB7efAA/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00203070160520130415005343571.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)
I've also attached them so you can download and enlarge if needed.

Title: Re: Lights
Post by: Kaiser man on April 16, 2013, 07:09:39 PM

Thanks Fid thats the switch