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Old Oct 26, 2003 | 10:49 PM
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dash board lights to dim???

i have an 84 f-250 and i was wondering why the dash lights are so dim? is it poor voltage or not enough light bulb wattage? any help would be great
 
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 12:07 PM
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Have you fiddled with the headlamp switch ****? My dash lights are terribly dim on my 1980, but I would have thought the factory would have made a change before 1984. Reading the guages is very hard, but I thought it was maybe a first year screw-up by the factory.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 09:14 PM
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where is that switch located
 
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Old Oct 27, 2003 | 09:35 PM
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It's the headlamp switch **** that you pull out on the lower left side of the dash. Turn it back and forth, and the dash lights should vary in brightness. Turn it all the way to the left(I think) and the interior light, and the cargo light(if you have one) will come on.
 
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