my stock cx gauge cluster wont light up. y?

ive cheked the fuses.,,,,

what do i need to do to put in a si or sir gauge cluster in so it fits and works?

 

did you check the dimmer switch?

take the dimmer switch out
there is 3 wires..

red
red/black
black

test #1
ground the red wire out.. does the dash light up?
test #2
is the contanuity to ground on the black wire
test #3
is red/black getting 12v?

if you have a mulitlmeter but don;t know how to use it i will help you more

 

The Si/SiR cluster is plug and play.

 

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ground the red wire out.. does the dash light up?
test #2
is the contanuity to ground on the black wire
test #3
is red/black getting 12v?
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do that!

SiR Cluster lights up amber and looks better.... but reads in Kms (not to hard to adapt)

but you need to fix you wiring first.

 

cool,,, so i dont have to do anything so it is able to read the rpm's? since my cx doesnt have one?

 

just plug and play.. the wires are already there

 

when i bought my last eg the lights didnt work and it ended up being the dimmer switch. just replaced it and it fixed the problem. go jdm with the new one, plus you will get a tach

 

cool thanx ill chek it out this weekened and come back w results

 

Are you sure the bulbs work? Alot of times when you buy used clusters offline you may not even GET bulbs. I'm sure thats an obvious check but ya never know. Good luck troubleshooting! I hate electrical problems.

 

yea ive cheked the bulbs and checked the fusses,,, now the next thing is to check the dimmer ,, hope it works id go outside and work on it right now but its ****** cold

 

Ok. So I have a 94 CX. I swapped in an EX cluster with tach. Two problems, one is that the cruise control light comes on when it is time to shift, im assuming because of the old shift light, but there not in the same spot. Second, the tach is not working properly. The needle doesnt start to move until im atleast to 1500-2000 rpm. When I shut the car off tonight, the needle went the opposite direction and went all the way under the little black pin that sits at zero. Now when it starts it looks like its reeading fine but below the black needle. Obviously it gets stuck when it hits the needle but if I lift it over it keeps going. Could the tach be no good or unaligned somehow or do I have a wiring problem?????