Dash lights only work when brights are on..
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Dash lights only work when brights are on..
Can't find another thread with this situation detailed but Im almost certain I had this same problem in my early bronco several years ago.
All gauge lights come on when I hit the floor mounted dimmer switch to turn the brights on. If I hit it again to go back to lo beams, all the gauge lights go out.
Almost like the dash lights are grounded when I hit the dimmer switch and lose the ground on low beams...
Anybody have experience with this?
78 F250 Supercab
All gauge lights come on when I hit the floor mounted dimmer switch to turn the brights on. If I hit it again to go back to lo beams, all the gauge lights go out.
Almost like the dash lights are grounded when I hit the dimmer switch and lose the ground on low beams...
Anybody have experience with this?
78 F250 Supercab
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That doesn't make sense (but not saying you aren't experiencing it) because the instrument lighting doesn't pick up from the high beams. My guess would be that something is bad in the light switch, since that is the only place that the headlights and dash lights meet.
Hopefully somebody with even more electrical knowledge will chime in. This is a curious problem
Hopefully somebody with even more electrical knowledge will chime in. This is a curious problem
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Yes - I do have a bright light on indicator that does come on with the gauge lights when I step on the button.
Good place to start.
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