Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 08:20 PM
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ok i got a 93 honda civic hatch dx and i got problems with my cluster light it doesnt turn on when i turn my headlights on and my air controls dont light up neither what can the problem be....
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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Dimmer switch
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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did you check the fuses? I haven't actually dug in there on a Honda but I hear there's one that works the lighting for the cluster and the climate control...
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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same prob
chek your fuses.
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 02:09 AM
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most likely its the fuse. i drove around with a flash light next to me to see wheres my rpm at
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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i have checked all my fuses and there all good i was wondering if you knew which specific fuse number it is so i can double check .
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 06:18 PM
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Borrow a friend's dimmer switch...
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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I have the same problem on my EK, The AC and the light next to it does not turn on, yes i chkd the dimmer switch also <-- it dims the radio and othr lites. My Cluster lights does not work also, the turning and and engine chk goes on fine, but no RPM light, no MPH , no gas, no TEMP, it is strange, chkd the fuses already to. I will try to fix it, if u have same problem, i'll let u kno how i fixd it,
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 09:43 PM
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If you disconnect the dimmer switch, nothing on the dash lights up when you turn on your headlights. So, it the dimmer switch goes out, then you won't have any dash lights.
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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Could also be a bad ground. I have ran across this problem before also. Try bumping the top of the dash to see if you get a response. That what worked for me. If then I lean towards the dimmer switch too.
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 05:12 PM
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thanks man get at me about how u fix your problem because my problems is just like urs.
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 07:44 PM
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chk if your dimmer switch is workin proberly, if it is. then Take the clustr/intrumental ting out, then remove the cluster, there should be sum wiring behind it. just disconnet, mine had like 4 things i had to disconnect. I took the clustr out and laid it on my seat, then I bought one of those voltage testr thinggies, there cheap like 5 bux, i hookd it up to ground and chkd the wires if it had any electricity coming in, some of them will not or mite not lite up, in that case, that is because the wires that does not lite up are ground wires already ( i hope i am making sense), if they are all working you are good, if they dont then pop ur fuse box out and look for the intrumental fuse or sumtin like that. If everything is good, then your final chk is your lite bulbs, chk the lite bulbs in your clustr, replace the ones that are burnt. Aftr i did all that, mine started working again. But I am only trying to help by telling you wut i did for my problem, yours mite be a lil bit different, so inprovise. I hope it helped a lil bit, but mine is back and up running. Your is kinda different cuz the AIR CONTROLL is not workin on ur's. I would listen to wut evryone else is tellin u to do, i think it is ur fuse or ur dimmer switch that is the problem. chk it out, have it replace. Let us know if u got it fixxed.
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