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Old 05-05-2007, 11:31 PM
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dash lights not working

Hey everyone, does anyone have any suggestions as to why my dash light would not be working all the sudden. It is not the dimmer switch. I have replaced the two small bulbs up underneath the dash, but no luck. However, the turn signal arrows work and light up just fine.
 
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Old 05-06-2007, 12:42 PM
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Fuse would be the first thing to check. The instrument lights have their own fuse. Do any of the other dash lights work, like for the heater controls?
 
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Old 05-06-2007, 08:50 PM
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no they do not, however, they (heater controls) have been out for some time longer than the dash lights. I have checked the fuse and it is good.
 
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Old 05-07-2007, 02:18 PM
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The wire that runs to every instrument light is a blue/red. I would pull the headlight switch back out, and check this wire to see if it has voltage when the headlights are on. If it does, then I would pull the cluster and see if the blue/red has voltage there. If it does, I would check the ground to the cluster, and some of the bulb sockets.
 
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Old 05-07-2007, 04:11 PM
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Okay, sound like good place to start. Thanks for the info, really appreciated
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