well i swapped out the switches and no dash lights, oh and what a pain it was to do that kind job! haha sooooo where else could i look for this issue?

 

A blown fuse. Do you have running and marker lights? And did the dash lights quit working after you installed a new stereo?

 

Everythings works except dash lights. Has stock stereo in it but the dude i got from put stock one back in. But they didnt work for him either

 

3 posts in the same week about the same problem...Hmmm

And in all these three posts no-one mentioned about checking the bulbs themselves...well except me.

Pull the cluster and check the bulbs.
They are cheap.

 

In his last thread he said he checked the bulbs.

Have you traced the wire? If the PO had an aftermarket stereo in he could have pulled a wire loose while running the new wiring.

 

ive checked the bulbs , new switch, checked fuses. the whole time he owned it he never had dash lights. they mounted some little blue lights that lights up the cluster. looks cool but it bugs me that they dont work. and when the headlights are on the radio light goes off as well as the windows only roll down from drivers door. seems like i have short!

 

Sounds like the PO screwed up the wiring at the back of the radio. I would check and see if the dimmer circuit wire at the radio plug is hooked up.