I have a problem... my 1986 Trans Am interior cluster lights wont turn on - Firebirds - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

bad T/A · 04-15-2008, 04:21 AM

Okay so my interior cluster lights wont turn on, on my 1986 Trans Am. Does any one have any ideas?

lonman89 · 04-15-2008, 06:32 AM

have you checked the fuse for it,i had the same problem awhile back and it was the fuse,i changed it and havent had a problem since,it should be labled "INS" or atleast it is on my iroc-z

bad T/A · 04-15-2008, 09:51 PM

Well... I changed out my INS fuse and apparently its supposed to be a 5amp fuse... when I got under my dash I discovered that i actualy had a 10amp fuse in the INS fuse spot... could I have blown something else or is that even the problem at all?

Kevman · 04-15-2008, 09:59 PM

Yea, a 10 amp fuse in a 5 amp socket usually isn't too good..

bad T/A · 04-15-2008, 10:01 PM

haha... yea I didn't think so either.
is there anything else that i could be due to the fact that i had a 10 amp fuse in a 5 amp fuse holder?

valleyguy · 04-20-2008, 03:11 PM

gonna sound dumb but it has happened to a few people including me on an occasion (sp?) sometimes when I'm cleaning the inside I end up rolling the dimmer switch down to nothing but don't notice it so I'd check that cause you never know.

230 firebird · 05-08-2008, 05:16 PM

Can i assume that the 10amp fuse was not blown?