i have a stock crx si cluster in rite now. ever since i bought the car from the guy.
it never lit up. i have went thru 4 clusters.
can some please help.

i have a 89 crx si. with a 88-89 cluster in it. i have tried other clusters. from
90-91 too. still nothing. i have 2 other 88-89 cluster still nothing. PLEASE HELP!!!!

 

first thing to check would be your fuses. 90% chance you just have a blown fuse. next check your dimmer switch. it might be bad or something. it say about 7% chance. and if all else fails check the power to the bulbs on the back of the cluster, and check the actual bulbs themselves to se if they are bad. maybe a 3% chance on that one.

 

dude im in the same exact boat.except i fired mine when i hooked my tach light up to my ciggerette lighter and then blew something.i took a vlotameter to the cluster and i have auctual power but no lights.i think in your situation its prolly just a fuse because what are the odds of all of those clusters having lighting problems? good luck man.

 

thanks for the help. by any change do u kno which fuse it is?.becuz i have
serched all these fuses and everythangs ok. i checked the instrument fuse like
9 times.

well ima switch the dimmer button n see wut happens tomaroo.
thanks for the help again gsrcrxsi

 

thanks for the help. by any change do u kno which fuse it is?.becuz i have
serched all these fuses and everythangs ok. i checked the instrument fuse like
9 times.

well ima switch the dimmer button n see wut happens tomaroo.
thanks for the help again gsrcrxsi

 

yeah, go under your dash and it's fse # 12
it controls dome lights,clock,dash lights,ac/heat lights.

 

just replace your dimmer switch that will fix your problem. BC I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM

 

Might be different on different models. My '88 Si used the same fuse (don't remember which fuse # it was) to run the instrument lights, corner (parking) lights, and taillights. When it went, it was due to a faulty taillight bulb and moisture in the taillights. They were conspiring to create a short and pop the fuse, but ONLY when it was very humid outside, or actually raining. I replaced the bulb and it helped for a while, but there were still some issues I never tracked down because I sold the car a while later. The first time it happened, there was a cop right behind me. I took off from a light, looked down at the gauges, and they were black. They hadn't been a second ago when I was waiting for the light to change! Just then the cop's flashers came on... I pulled into the nearest parking lot, and he asked if I knew why he pulled me over. I told him I didn't, but something odd had just happened when I pulled away from the light - the gauge lights died. He said he pulled me over for no taillights, but noticed the blinkers and brake lights were working fine.

I asked if I could borrow his flashlight (which he was shining in my eyes at the time), and pretty much grabbed it from him, then dove under the dash. I pulled the fuse, popped in a spare that I had in a box in the glovebox, and he watched the lights light up... and then it popped again. He figured out I wasn't trying to BS him and let me go on my way with a warning, since I told him I was headed straight home before anyone could rearend me!


Check to see if you have your corner lights (front and rear) and your taillights. Not your blinkers or brake lights - those are different fuses - just your "running lights" or "parking lights" or whatever the hell different people call them. After that, we'll have to start looking at different areas.

Mike

 

thanks for the help guys.

ima try tomaroo and see wut happens.

 

today i went to a electrical shop and they found out the problem.
the problem is that there is no power coming out of the dimer wires.and they cant fix it.

now i dont kno wut to do. any one have any ideas?

 

you said there is no power coming out for the dimmer switch but is thier power running to it .how about this for a idea run new power wires to the dimmer switch. and after you run the new wires and nothing happens. go to the junk yard and get a new one and you are done.

 

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wut the ppl told me is that i have to take out mah dash just to get to the wires..and
taken the dash out is not easy at all.will take hours. and there is no power coming from the dimmer switch at all. HOw would i run new power wires to the the dimer switch in the first place. can u help?

 

on the dimmer switch find the power wires and ground. Look it up in a shop manny to find the right wires when you do . cut the wires and find a new power supply ex. fuse just use a test light to find power and ground and you are set. But i really think it is you dimmer switch itself if one of your friends has a crx hb ask them if you can use. so you can see if the switch is bad or if you need to run new wires

 

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for the dimmer switch wires there is no power coming out wut so ever. we've used the needle thingy to test for power.still nothing. wut im gonna do is, wut u told me
im just gonna look for the power wires and ground. and rewire it to somewhere else.
thanks alot monsterzc u been a big help.

 

if you have no power comming OUT of the switch then it sounds like you just need a new switch. replace it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GSRCRXsi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you have no power comming OUT of the switch then it sounds like you just need a new switch. replace it.</TD></TR></TABLE>


no, the wires there is no power wut so ever coming out. wut can i do?

 

like i said if theres no power OUT then its probably the switch. what you need to check is to see if the swich has any power going IN to it.

 

ima just shove l.e.d.s in them tomarow.no other choice.

thnx for the help guys.