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Dashboard Lights will never work!

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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:06 PM
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Icon2 Dashboard Lights will never work!

I bought new bulbs and everything, so I am so wondering why its still not working. we checked all the fuses too...hmm...
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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Default Re: Dashboard Lights will never work!

Year/make/model may help

Also did you check for voltage at the connections? Continuity with ground?

Someone probably know, but it may take a wiring harness, or at least chasing wires to see whats up. if you have power, and no ground, or if you have ground, but no power, etc. Its a pain in the ***.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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bulbs for the gauge cluster?
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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Default Re: Dashboard Lights will never work!

I heard you could see Paradise By the Dashboard Lights, but I donno. I always had them off.

Oh and you may not need a harness, but it could be a relay or something.

As I said, YMM Someone will know.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:24 PM
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Default Re: Dashboard Lights will never work!

ok, to be specific, did you change the bulbs for climate control or gauge cluster?

did the lights turn on before you changed the bulbs?

more info would help.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:52 PM
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Your problem is the dimmer switch. go to the junk yard and get a dimmer switch and replace it. the switch that you can move up and down for the brightness of the lights. i had this problem in 2 out of 3 of my hondas and my friends 00 EX.
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Old May 9, 2009 | 12:31 AM
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okay its a 92 Honda Civic! and i guess i do probably need to change the dimmer switch, heard it was broken, never worked. well....like the lights are always on (i.e. the gear lights. P R N D) but when i turn on the headlights it turns off! but yes, to those of you that helped me before, its because i had little gas.
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