My 1st Skyline .. Questions and questions

[d00dz]

Hi!

Just got my 1st Skyline yesterday. Just want to ask some basic questions?

1. How do I make the dash lights brighter? is there a knob somewhere?

2. My horn doesnt seem to work, how do I rewire it?

3. The off button near the A/C doesnt want to work. How can I turn off the fan that is turned on for power 1?

4. Whats the best way to clean the car? Buff it? or what cleaning solution/wash powder?

Thanks Guys!

[someonestolecc]

1. There should be a non-descript knob somewhere, it's usually a dick smith looking thing and it could be anywhere because it's put in for compliance and not factory.

2. Take off your steering wheel and re-connect it. Should be pretty obvious (1 positive wire, touch it (ie. ground it) to the steering wheel and it should go beep. If it's fallen off you should just be able to re-connect. If it won't beep when you're grounding it and it's the right wire then you might wanna test the actual horn.

3. I think that's climate control so to turn it off try hitting manual? Then the fan (if there is one I don't know about r33 sorry).

4. If you look in the tutorial section of this thread there's an excellent how-to for washing and buffing and polishing your baby.

Take care.

[Frunknmont]

If the off button is broken you cant stop the fan, as long as the other buttons work ok you can still use it in auto or manual modes. You will still be able to switch on & off the a/c, fan speed, vent control, heat/cooling and manual/auto modes. Mine broke a couple of months ago annoying at first but aslong as all the rest of it still functions right you can get used to it.

[Jordan]

Whoops, sory man, didint look at the A/C when we test-drove it D:

I'll make it up to you later

[Dee 33]

The only way to stop the fan is with the off button. You can turn the air conditioning off and moderate the temperature and fan speed (1, 2, 3 or 4) but there is no 0 speed for the fan.

I'm not sure if the fan resets to off when you turn the car off and my 33's at the shop atm so I can't test it but this might be the only way. If it doesn't reset, then you're going to have to deal with it or get and auto electrician to have a poke. An alternative would be to rig up your own switch to the fan which just cuts it power (tap into the earth wire). You could get a mechanic to do this for you if you don't want to try it yourself.

[WazR32GTSt]

to turn off the fan, just disconnect the battery!

...but don't turn it on again!

[d00dz]

Whoops, sory man, didint look at the A/C when we test-drove it D:

I'll make it up to you later

hehe :headspin:

the car drives good though and it looks awesome.!

I cant seem to find the dash light knob..

[Japtastic-UK]

There isn't a dashboard light dimmer/brightner...

[QuickR33Melb]

Take it back to the person you brought it from because the horn is a very basic road worth certificate requirement. If its an airbag model R33-R34 then it can be very expensive to fix

[Jordan]

Glad you like the car, when you get the chance drive it over and we can tinker with it. I have a spare Streering wheel to try on it.

Does the relays in the engine bay click when you push the button?

[LISTEN 180SX]

There isn't a dashboard light dimmer/brightner...

for the car to pass Australian SEVS import compliance, a dash dimmer must be fitted...

[Firefrog]

for the car to pass Australian SEVS import compliance, a dash dimmer must be fitted...

Odd, mine doesn't have one, unless its very fkn well hidden.

[rukus]

for the car to pass Australian SEVS import compliance, a dash dimmer must be fitted...

yea

that's a stupid rule.

who the hell dims there dash?

[d00dz]

lol exactly.. they rather brighten it..

Jordan, ill come over tommorrow? call me... or ill call u..

[Japtastic-UK]

That sounds even more backwards than the test we have for cars 10 years or newer called the ESVA, right fools down at the testing stations, you know the type, got bullied at school so takes it out on every one else now... Very annoying people!

[rukus]

i rekcon they made that rule just to hassle all the skyline importers

bastards >:E