are your fiber optics still working????????????
11-30-2001, 02:27 AM
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Re: are your fiber optics still working???????????? (dash8)
Looks like the Millennium Falcon at night in my cockpit.
11-30-2001, 09:55 AM
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Re: are your fiber optics still working???????????? (TNT)
When I got my car the fronts were the only ones working. I finally broke down and took the console out and the rear ones looked like that they had not been plugged into the console lenses. I have yet to test them to see if they actually work. I am hoping that is all that is wrong. The fiber optic fiber/cable is plugged in at the tail lights. I have my fingers crossed that they work.
11-30-2001, 11:02 AM
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Re: are your fiber optics still working???????????? (dash8)
When I got the car they didn't. All I had to do was go around, scrape the paint overspray off of the light pickups and plug them in. They all work great now.
11-30-2001, 11:31 AM
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Re: are your fiber optics still working???????????? (silvervetteman)
The trick is to keep them clean where they plug in.
:)
11-30-2001, 03:32 PM
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Re: are your fiber optics still working???????????? (Stefan69)
stefan, good question???? dash8 is a model prefix for a railroad locomotive.in this instance ; d8-40b. d stands for deisel. 8 stands for the year; 1988. 40 is for the horsepower; 4000hp. b is for four axles.i'm also an engineer. normally we have three ,or four of the engines together. chris.. :seeya
11-30-2001, 03:44 PM
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Re: are your fiber optics still working???????????? (dash8)
Fronts work, except where I put halogens in the lowbeam spot, and Bubba CUT the rears right at the rear of the hand brake console. They work up to that point. I'll slice 'em later.
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11-30-2001, 06:19 PM
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Re: are your fiber optics still working???????????? (Wrencher)
What's greate about the fiber optic design is that there are no electronics to burn out!
11-30-2001, 10:44 PM
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Re: are your fiber optics still working???????????? (dash8)
im confused.. ijust got my vette and i dont have nay kind of optics inside my car or where ever they are.. can someone explain..
11-30-2001, 10:51 PM
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Re: are your fiber optics still working???????????? (Eddie 96)
I may replace them with LED's. That way they'll indicate when something's NOT working rather than when it IS!
11-30-2001, 10:57 PM
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Re: are your fiber optics still working???????????? (I978vette)
They were not installed on your car. I don't remember the exact years, but I believe 68 - 72. Just like the wiper door and removable rear window. :smash:
11-30-2001, 11:13 PM
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Re: are your fiber optics still working???????????? (rainman69)
68-71 only have fiberoptics. 72 does not have any. It's the only way I can tell a 71 from a 72.
12-01-2001, 06:01 PM
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Re: are your fiber optics still working???????????? (dash8)
Hi
On my 68, non of them works.
Looks like no fiberoptic harness at the console. Don't know where it's cut, but will find out and hopefully, get it repaired.
It's one of the special features of early C3 and should be operational.
One of many things on the to do list.
Gunther
On my 68, non of them works.
Looks like no fiberoptic harness at the console. Don't know where it's cut, but will find out and hopefully, get it repaired.
It's one of the special features of early C3 and should be operational.
One of many things on the to do list.
Gunther
12-01-2001, 07:37 PM
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Re: are your fiber optics still working???????????? (dash8)
Amazingly, yes.
Has anyone else noticed that when the light's aren't on, but the sun is directly hitting the light fixture it illuminates the lights? Freaked me out first time it happened, because my tail lights kept coming on as if I was hitting the brakes - but I wasn't! :lol:
Has anyone else noticed that when the light's aren't on, but the sun is directly hitting the light fixture it illuminates the lights? Freaked me out first time it happened, because my tail lights kept coming on as if I was hitting the brakes - but I wasn't! :lol: