What warning lights are this?

hakkow

KitCar Wanabee Racer
Jun 5, 2009
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Hi,

On the MK2 the instrument cluster has 2 black rectangles that have never lit up in my car. I'm wondering what secret warning lights (if any) are these for.

On this images you can see them at the left and right.
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jcs356

Cordy owner
Jul 12, 2004
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Englandland
I don't think there are any lights in there - I think it's just a design feature of the dashboard.

However the dash was shared with the Polo of a similar age, so it may be that the VW used them for something?
 

LMJ

Previously CEY_CLS :-)
May 4, 2009
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Bangor, North Wales
One of them are for the automatic gearbox displays maybe? I'm sure I've looked behind them before, and there was a blank for a possible bulb holder on the circuit board which was never cut out?
 

hakkow

KitCar Wanabee Racer
Jun 5, 2009
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Netherlands
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Great!
I found some topics mentioning the shiftlight, but unfortunatly the internets have eaten the evidence..
I've send Flapper a PM, hoping he still has some footage hidden somewhere :)

:drive1:
 

Fl@pper

Back older greyer and less oilier but always hope
Jun 19, 2001
12,370
26
Gloucester
sorry dude - vids long gone - as is the car :(

but I can tell you there is nothing behind the 2 slots so a little room to add/mod a small shift light or two

mine was a custom 10 led strip so I moved all the 6 lower warning lights to the 2 side panels in a sort of double traffic lights setup

then chopped up the bottom to squeeze the shift light in along the bottom. all hidden under clear lenses - looked pretty good to be honest



Car itself is local so ill call him and see if I can get a working vid again though
 
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