V12 5.3 Cabriolet

The engine runs very nicely.

The electrics are the issue and I slowly getting on top of them at the moment. Major issue for me is that I don’t have dash lights as the fuse blows without even the ignition on. I’ve traced the short to somewhere between the fuse box and the light switch and I am sure it is in the dash where I can’t see it.
I tried bypassing the short today by taking a wire from the slight switch, through an in-line fuse and to the rheostat and got the dash lights working OK but lost the parkers, left hand rear light and left hand rear number plate light. At one point the parkers were flashing on and off. Very pretty. I think I upset the balance with the bulb failure until to cause this. I’ve reversed my changes and back to square one.

I’ve have another think about this and would welcome any thoughts or other repair schemes.

Regards Martin