monkey_boi

i have a 93 honda civic hatch
that has a cluster lighting issue.
all the indicators work but the lighting for the rpm and the speed do not work as well as my climate control does not light up as well.
i checked all fuses and all bulbs they are still good but the lighting does not work when i turn on my headlights.

please can someone help !!!???!?!?!?!?!?

TravisCadello

Yea, My climate control lights are ****ed up. they come on when they wanna come on and when i hit a bump they turn back off. i dont know whats wrong someone help me also lol..

As for the OP it seems you need to pull the cluster and replace the bulbs.

Tarmac Junkie

Did you take the cluster out and check the bulbs?

monkey_boi

yeah i checked that as well and they are fine

Former User

Pry the dimmer switch out of the dash, uncouple the connector, and install a jumper wire that connects the red and black wires. Do the lights now work? If so, the dimmer is bad.

monkey_boi

ok i will try that but my clocks dims when i turn the lights on

HatcHxBrownies

Travis... it sounds like you definitely have a shorted wire, my guess is ground.

in both cases check the dimmer switch, like was already said, take the switch outta dash, what i had to do however was to reach in the dash and pop the harness that the wires go into off of the mount inside the dash that way there is more wiggle room for the wires to move without shorting.


not sure why but my clock actually dims too..... not surprised tho the previous owner liked to hack into wires for no reason

monkey_boi

i did it all i had to do was jump the wire thank you people i need a new dim switch which really sucks thank you for your input

§95HATCH§

I have the same exact prob. But was not as lucky as monkey_boi with the quick fix of a jumper wire. All of my bulbs are fine, no inadvertent spliced wires anywhere within the harness. Although when I do jump the dimm. switch wires my fuse blows, which usually means I have a short in the wire (but I don't) I have a spare cluster and when this one is hooked up the backlights work no problem.

Any Takers?

Former User

The short is in the original cluster itself. Carefully inspect the bulb sockets for the back lights.