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Old July 19th 05, 01:51 AM
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"Brandy*Alexandre" > wrote in
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> Okay, so I was going to bid on a dimmer on eBay to get my dash lights
> on again, but I have a question. Is it really the dimmer? When the
> car is in gear, the dimmer will make the gear its in... dimmer and
> brighter, so it makes me wonder if that's really the problem or if the
> bulb is out. Anyone have experience with this? And, can you tell me
> where the bulb is so I can look at it. I have the instrumenation
> portion of the dash open and took out the dimmer switch, but not sure
> where to look for the bulb and what more I should take apart
>
> (I like taking things apart.)
>




What kinda car is this?

Make?
Model?
Year?

If the lights actually dim and brighten when the dimmer is operated, then
the dimmer is fine.


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Old July 19th 05, 02:44 AM
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"Brandy**Alexandre" > wrote in
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> I'm sorry. I knew I forgot something. 1991 Honda Civic 2-door HB.
>



My manuals only go back to '92, but this is something that is common to
most cars in general.

Gauge lighting is accessed from the back of the circuit board that makes up
the rear of the instrument cluster. You remove the bezel and the cluster
with by unclipping/removing a number of clips/screws. The bulbs are held in
their sockets with a bayonet-lock plug, like many other bulbs on the car.

Should be (/should/ be) obvious when you've got the cluster loose. Some of
the bulbs are for stuff like the parking brake light, and others are
general gauge lighting. The ones for specific lights are ordinarily
directly behind their targets.

If you can get the power connector plugged in, you can test to see which
ones are the ones you want, or you can just physically remove each one and
run current through each one to see if they work.

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Old July 21st 05, 03:29 AM
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"Brandy**Alexandre" > wrote in
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>
> **** it. Did all I could do and I put it all back together. Now it
> works!!! I "disturbed" the right thing, and I'll probably lose the
> light again at the first speed bump, but for now, they work.
>



There might have been a skin of dust or corrosion that you broke when you
were messing with it. It happens.

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Old July 27th 05, 12:46 PM
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I have a 99 passport.... Dimmer lites didn't work... Replaced bulbs... Same
problem.... Went 2 a salvage yard... Replaced dimmer control($10.00)...
Solved problem!

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Old July 27th 05, 03:51 PM
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questmoble wrote:
> I have a 99 passport.... Dimmer lites didn't work... Replaced bulbs... Same
> problem.... Went 2 a salvage yard... Replaced dimmer control($10.00)...
> Solved problem!
>


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$10 ! I wonder what the dealer wanted for the same part. You've done well.

'Curly'

 




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