Dash lights are out...
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Dash lights are out...
The dash lights do not illuminate when you pull the headlight switch out.
All of my exterior lights work fine.
The high beam lamp comes on with high beams.
The low fuel light illuminates.
Checked the fuse and its good.
Where do I start?
All of my exterior lights work fine.
The high beam lamp comes on with high beams.
The low fuel light illuminates.
Checked the fuse and its good.
Where do I start?
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The **** you pull out is a reostat to dim the lights and may have a bad contact point too. Try rotating it back and forth a few times to clean it. If that doesn't work it may be time for a new switch.
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hehe just had this happen..on your interior fuse block you have a fuse for the dimmer/console lights..replace it..I think it's a 15 or 20 amp fuse..
Anytime something electrical does not work you always start with fuses ie the simplest thing then move to the harder more complex issues..
Anytime something electrical does not work you always start with fuses ie the simplest thing then move to the harder more complex issues..
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hehe just had this happen..on your interior fuse block you have a fuse for the dimmer/console lights..replace it..I think it's a 15 or 20 amp fuse..
Anytime something electrical does not work you always start with fuses ie the simplest thing then move to the harder more complex issues..
Anytime something electrical does not work you always start with fuses ie the simplest thing then move to the harder more complex issues..
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hehe just had this happen..on your interior fuse block you have a fuse for the dimmer/console lights..replace it..I think it's a 15 or 20 amp fuse..
Anytime something electrical does not work you always start with fuses ie the simplest thing then move to the harder more complex issues..
Anytime something electrical does not work you always start with fuses ie the simplest thing then move to the harder more complex issues..
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pull the dash panel out and check the lights. they are in a little black twist connect and they are marked on the board what they are. the light assembly is 2.99 at napa and the light by itself is just .99 cents.
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I don't know if this is the case but if you installed an aftermarket stereo there are a few wires in the back that if you don't hook up right the lights won't work. On my 92 I put the original stereo back in and I forgot to hook up the ground or something and the dash lights won't come on.
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Didn't want to make a new thread and get crap for it from double posting...my dash lights stopped working and I have replaced the switch a few months ago. If the switch is the problem and melted again is there anything I could do to prevent going thru a new switch every few months?? BTW I have an all led cluster if that means anything...
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Didn't want to make a new thread and get crap for it from double posting...my dash lights stopped working and I have replaced the switch a few months ago. If the switch is the problem and melted again is there anything I could do to prevent going thru a new switch every few months?? BTW I have an all led cluster if that means anything...
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