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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 07:25 PM
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Led swap gone wrong!

I just scraped off the film and put leds in my dash and now I'm having major electrical issues like no odometer, speedometer, tach, passenger window won't roll down, radio don't light up, lights flicker when I depress the brakes and my dome lights boogered up! Please help!!
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 09:07 PM
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Is the plastic ribbon cable seated correctly in the housing?
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 09:54 PM
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Like on the back of the cluster? Lately my psom and my fan lights have been flickering when I have the headlight **** turned all the way up... When I turn it down it don't do it.. Could that have sometbing to do with it?
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 10:31 PM
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If it's doin that when your dimming, replace your headlight switch asap... Unless you like fire hazards.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 11:02 PM
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Something went wrong but what you are describing shouldn't have anything to do with the cluster and leds.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 11:36 PM
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If it's doin that when your dimming, replace your headlight switch asap... Unless you like fire hazards.
I took the switch out when I had the cluster off and the plug and whatnot look great (no melting or anything)
 
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 11:38 PM
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Would the headlight switch cause the passenger window to not roll down? Or to have hardly any light or of the some light? And the gauges to not function
 
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Old Jan 24, 2015 | 12:58 AM
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Sounds like a bad ground somewhere
 
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Old Jan 24, 2015 | 01:00 AM
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Like in the cluster? Or a wire that runs to the back of the cluster or headlight switch?
 
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Old Jan 24, 2015 | 01:03 AM
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There are grounds all over the truck. I would start checking them all
 
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Old Jan 24, 2015 | 01:07 AM
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Alrighty.. Thanks brad! Now when I try to start it my starter just clicks.. It might have a dead battery though..
 
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Old Jan 24, 2015 | 01:34 AM
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Starter clicks or fender-mounted solenoid just clicks?

Sounds like a bad ground.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2015 | 01:37 AM
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Everything worked before I took the cluster out.. Where's the grounds located around the cluster?
 
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Old Jan 24, 2015 | 01:49 AM
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the ground for the cluster I believe is located under the hood, passenger side cowl. Can't miss it next to the hinge lift for the hood.

The other ground is located near the battery, another located right of radiator, driver side core support, next is by the EEC diagnostic connector.

The following are ground strap areas. One located down under the frame , core support to frame, passenger side, another one just at passenger door under truck of the door.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2015 | 01:57 AM
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Ground "H" is the Instrument Cluster ground. It is located "Behind Bottom of Right Cowl Panel"

I believe that "Right" refers to passenger side. I have looked in the past and haven't found this on the driver side.
 
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