my dimmer switch is bad, i'm quite tired of replacing it. this is my 2nd switch i pick up from the junk yard and it's still bad. now i have trouble shooted the wires to make sure it was them causing the problem and they are fine, and the fuses are good as well.

now, i'm really not motivated to pick up a new one at the dealer since they run for $123.94 (atleast at my local dealer). i know the EG6 does not use a dimmer switch, how is this done? is there a way i can jump the harness? bypassing the dimmer switch?

 

anybody has any ideas?

 

the eg6 (which would be the jdm civic) doesnt use a dimmer, but when i put all of my jdm parts in (climate control, clock and SiR cluster) i just hid my dimmer switch because if i unplugged it, nothing would work.

i wouldnt pay 123 bucks for one, id just jack a bunch for a local pick a part (not sure where you're at but thats what they're called here). im sure its possible to jump the wires though. wish i knew how.

gl

 

Shoot me a pics of the wiring. There should be three. I know for a fact that there is one black/red, and one black. I forgot what the other color is. If I remember right the red/black needs 12 volts when the parking lights and the headlights to come on to light the dash.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wrx-killer-Sti eater &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Shoot me a pics of the wiring. There should be three. I know for a fact that there is one black/red, and one black. I forgot what the other color is. If I remember right the red/black needs 12 volts when the parking lights and the headlights to come on to light the dash.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i can't send a pic right now, but i looked at the wires.
there is a solid red, solid black, and one red wire with a black strip.

 

red/black should be power from your parking lights, or it is the input to send power to your dash lights, and vice versa with the red.( i cant remember) you should just be able to connect them together and it should work. I would check with a meter to verify first though.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JSPECSIR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">red/black should be power from your parking lights, or it is the input to send power to your dash lights, and vice versa with the red.( i cant remember) you should just be able to connect them together and it should work. I would check with a meter to verify first though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

so what you are saying i should just connect these 2? disregard the black wire?
i'll surely check the wire with a meter, but can someone else varify this what i have to do.

thanks for the quick responses guys.

 

i went ahead and jumped the red wire with the red/black wire and nothing happened. does anybody know how to accomplush this?

 

bump, some body has to know, right?

 

dinner bump.

 

if thats the case then its a neg. dimmer and you may need to jump the black wire to the red. the meter will tell you for certain though.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JSPECSIR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if that's the case then its a neg. dimmer and you may need to jump the black wire to the red. the meter will tell you for certain though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

well, you see i was on my lunch break and didn't have my meter with me, so i went ahead and jumped those wires too and nothing happened. turned around and jumped the black with the red with the black strip and it blew my fuse.

i guess i should stop being lazy and use the meter, LOL. i'll do it later and reply back.

thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philosofy1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

well, you see i was on my lunch break and didn't have my meter with me, so i went ahead and jumped those wires too and nothing happened. turned around and jumped the black with the red with the black strip and it blew my fuse.

i guess i should stop being lazy and use the meter, LOL. i'll do it later and reply back.

thanks </TD></TR></TABLE> yeah that would blow it, the red/black is parking lights + and black is ground. try hooking red and black together. should solve your problem.