Ok on my Digital Dash whenever my headlights are on I can dim the backlighting, I don't know if that's the same on Analog or not. But anyways All of a sudden Whenever I turn on my lights my duages go completly black and I can't dim them. I checked the fuses and it's not that. Anyone have any ideas why this is happening?
Guage Backlighting
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Make sure you don't have the guages dimmed completely out, when you turn on the headlights! Make sure the knob for the dashlights is up! I made the mistake of thinking there was something wrong when mine did the same thing, turned out to be I had forgotten to turn the knob back up! :lol:
i'd guess you're having the same problem i was/am.
FIRST: check ALL fuses, make sure they are not blown
if all fuses check out ok, you'll probably have to go searching around under the dash on the driver's side. remove the first panel, then the piece right below the steering column.
directly to the right of the fuse box is an assembly of various electrical components. remove that assembly by removing the two little screws/bolts on the side of it. pull it down, then find this thing:
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jumper the two thin prongs sticking up with the headlights on and see if that makes the dash lights work. if it does, there's your problem. i'm not quite sure what that is, i just discovered that part a couple days ago and haven't had time to figure anything out.
FIRST: check ALL fuses, make sure they are not blown
if all fuses check out ok, you'll probably have to go searching around under the dash on the driver's side. remove the first panel, then the piece right below the steering column.
directly to the right of the fuse box is an assembly of various electrical components. remove that assembly by removing the two little screws/bolts on the side of it. pull it down, then find this thing:
jumper the two thin prongs sticking up with the headlights on and see if that makes the dash lights work. if it does, there's your problem. i'm not quite sure what that is, i just discovered that part a couple days ago and haven't had time to figure anything out.
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im having the same problem too. how did you know to check that thing. I will check that though. thanks for the heads up on it.
Part number #1995263wehrengod said:i'd guess you're having the same problem i was/am.
FIRST: check ALL fuses, make sure they are not blown
if all fuses check out ok, you'll probably have to go searching around under the dash on the driver's side. remove the first panel, then the piece right below the steering column.
directly to the right of the fuse box is an assembly of various electrical components. remove that assembly by removing the two little screws/bolts on the side of it. pull it down, then find this thing:
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jumper the two thin prongs sticking up with the headlights on and see if that makes the dash lights work. if it does, there's your problem. i'm not quite sure what that is, i just discovered that part a couple days ago and haven't had time to figure anything out.
nice, gino lol.
i knew to check it because i traced the rest of the damn wiring through my dash/fusebox, and that was the only thing that didn't work. stupid part.
anyway, it was so exciting when my dash actually lit up for the first time since i've owned the carimp:
i knew to check it because i traced the rest of the damn wiring through my dash/fusebox, and that was the only thing that didn't work. stupid part.
anyway, it was so exciting when my dash actually lit up for the first time since i've owned the car
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man you are a life saver. that was what was wrong with my car. This is the first time in overa yr that I haev a dash when I turn my lights on. THANKS.
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