No dash/guage lights any ideas

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Jan 24, 2011 | 02:35 PM

RSColeman88

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From: North Carolina Peidmont

Year: 1990

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

No dash/guage lights any ideas

Fuses are good wiring looks good and everything else works. Could just that one section of the switch be bad? Is this common?

Jan 24, 2011 | 02:47 PM

That Jeep Guy XJMJ

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From: Michigan

Year: 1987 MJ, 1973 J2000, 1986 XJ, 08 JK

Model: Comanche (MJ)

Engine: 4.0L H.O

do all your running lights work.... break lights, running lights turn signals etc...?

Jan 24, 2011 | 04:15 PM

RSColeman88

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From: North Carolina Peidmont

Year: 1990

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Everything else works fine

Jan 24, 2011 | 04:22 PM

freegdr

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Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr

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try turning the dimmer on headlight switch

Jan 24, 2011 | 05:50 PM

thorguy57

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From: Tooele, Utah

Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

The rheostat in the headlight switch could be bad. This provides the dimming for the gauges. Pull your switch and see if you have 12v going to the gauges.

Mar 13, 2011 | 02:31 PM

johnnyboy1984

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Model: Cherokee

headlight switch / dash lights

Hi all, i wonder if anybody can help me!?

I have a 93 cherokee that all of a sudden blew the 5 amp instrument panel/radio/interior lights fuse. I replaved the fuse, turned up the headlight dimmer switch and pop - it blew again. I have had every bulb/component i can think of unplugged but it still blows the fuse when i turn up the dimmer switch. So i decided to replace the headlight switch - with no joy.

Any help would be fantastic