So i decided to pull my instrument panel out to just take a look at what bulbs where just accidently removed before the sold it to me haha ... Anyways while i was doing that i started ****ing around with bulbs curious if I could take out the ones that where bright as hell on the top og the cluster.. Well i blew the fuse for the cluster.... replaced that fuse and gained back very dim lights but my needles dont light up and either do the toptwo or the main bright one and my dimmer has no effect now on any of the lights? What the hell did i do and is it an easy fix or do i need a new cluster?

 

Is the connector for the dimmer switch fully seated on the switch?

 

is it the smaller one that plugs into the back of the cluster?

 

Because I moved everything around unplugged it and plugged back in even tried taking the bulbs in and out and nothing. Is there another fuse tied in with my dimmer?

 

Well what kind of cluster do you have, I have a JDM SIR white faced cluster and it does not dim with my dimmer switch while all the other lights do.

But i find it plenty bright by itself.. have you replaced the bulbs.

 

it dimmed and was bright and worked before i messed with it so i know it worked... Theres no way id pop that many bulbs and cause all my other dash lights not to dim/brighten any more.

 

its just the stock m/t dx gauges

 

Unplug the dimmer switch and then jump the red wire to the black wire in the switch connector. Do the cluster lights now shine at full brightness when the lights are turned on?

 

unplug it at the switch? or at the back of the cluster?

 

The dimmer switch. Unplug it and jump the connector as I said.

 

And if they do shine bright i need a new dimmer switch and if the dont?

 

^Yes.

 

Do the test and post the results.