Uhg....one step forward two steps back. After mounting my dash (I had hoped for the last time), I found that what was once working is no longer working. The two items NOT working are:

  1. Rear DS tail light --> I'm about 95% sure this is an issue with the ground wire either in the connector at the tail light harness, or inside the light fixture itself. If I touch the threaded mounting studs coming out of the back of the fixture to ground, they work as intended. I'll re-pin the ground wire on the connector and re-try this one.
  2. Hazard flashers no longer working --> these were working previously. The turn signals both work, but flashers do not. The relay is clicking, and the button on the dash blinks with the relays, but the 4 lights aren't blinking. So frustrated....hoping it is related to the grounding issue on the rear tail light. If not, I'll have to pull the dash off and start checking all the wires/connections which will be a major PITA.


On the bright side I tested both seat heaters since this was the first time I had those hooked up, and they are working (hi & low).

I've also come to the conclusion that the 3M Dual-Lock solution I planned to use for mounting the top portion of the dash may not be adequate. The concern is that due to all the wiring harnesses and heater ducting pushes with a fair amount of force on the dash. I'm not sure the dual-lock will hold, but we'll see. I epoxied small metal pieces where the dual-lock tabs are located so that they have metal to bond to instead of the carbon fiber. If it isn't sufficient, I'll add some screws instead which I was hoping to avoid.