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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:50 PM
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Default Night time dash lights

So my dash works perfectly, but when I turn on my head lights, the dash lights do not engage. Everything still works, like the "low gas" light, it just doesn't realize that the head lights are on, so in turn nothing on the dash is illuminated. Is this a fuse issue, the head light "switch" issue, or possibly something more sever? Thanks.
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 03:59 PM
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Are you turning headlight switch right, It has a low to bright by turning it.
If so the switch itself could be bad and needs to be replaced.
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 04:01 PM
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No, its all the way to the left.
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 04:03 PM
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agreed thats what mine was i also blew 2 fuses to find thats what it was
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 04:15 PM
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So just get a new switch and swap it out?
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 05:01 PM
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yes sir
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 05:05 PM
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Make sure you pull the negative from the battery before replacing headlight switch. You WILL blow a fuse in the PDC under the hood if you don't.
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 05:30 PM
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Great, thanks a lot everyone.
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