Heclaboy

I purchased a o9 accord exv6 and the dash illumination lights don't come on when the headlights are switched on. It's dark and I can't see the speed I'm going. Everything is stock with no modification. My radio light work and ac control lights work, they even dim with dimmer ****. I checked the fuses and all fuses are not blown. I also read that the multiplex could be bad, and there is a way to bypass it by using a paper clip. I tried that trick but the lights are still off. If the multiplex trick doesn't work, what can be the problem? Please help and also thanks in advance.