still no dash lights
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From: Orland Park, IL
Car: 85 Firebird Trans Am
Engine: Rebuilt 305 Carb
Transmission: Built 700R4
Axle/Gears: The unfortunate Open Diff, 3.23
still no dash lights
about 2 weeks ago my headlights were on and dash lights worked fine then the dimmer switch fried, and smoked i replaced both switches on the dash and the under dash transistor but to no avail, they still don't work i've checked the fuses about a million times does anybody have any suggestions?
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Car: LOWERED ♦ CRIMSON METALFLAKE
Engine: ► 400 KUBES ◄
Transmission: 765R4
Axle/Gears: EATON POSI 4.56
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What year is the car?
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If People Drove Any Slower They’d Be Going Backwards Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 90
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From: Orland Park, IL
Car: 85 Firebird Trans Am
Engine: Rebuilt 305 Carb
Transmission: Built 700R4
Axle/Gears: The unfortunate Open Diff, 3.23
Re: still no dash lights
also i forgot to mention this before when the headlights are on and the door is open the buzzer that should be driving me crazy is not working im assuming this is related to the lack of guage lights, is there a relay that controls this? and if so where is it located?
thanks for the help
thanks for the help
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Posts: 3,341
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From: Mooresville NC
Car: LOWERED ♦ CRIMSON METALFLAKE
Engine: ► 400 KUBES ◄
Transmission: 765R4
Axle/Gears: EATON POSI 4.56
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You might of had a short which took out the dimmer.
You might have an open now in the dash printed circuit board trace.
Apply (thru a 5 amp fuse) 12 volts directly into the dash light illumination lamps.
If they light that way you know the problem is in the wiring leading up to the dash.
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If People Drove Any Slower They’d Be Going Backwards
When you see fog lights on in good weather beware. Low performance driver ahead. Right grandma?
How bout those nervous nellies too scared to drive without headlights on in the daytime or if there is a little rain!
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You might have an open now in the dash printed circuit board trace.
Apply (thru a 5 amp fuse) 12 volts directly into the dash light illumination lamps.
If they light that way you know the problem is in the wiring leading up to the dash.
◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙
Happy Racing!
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If People Drove Any Slower They’d Be Going BackwardsWhen you see fog lights on in good weather beware. Low performance driver ahead. Right grandma?
How bout those nervous nellies too scared to drive without headlights on in the daytime or if there is a little rain!
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 90
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From: Orland Park, IL
Car: 85 Firebird Trans Am
Engine: Rebuilt 305 Carb
Transmission: Built 700R4
Axle/Gears: The unfortunate Open Diff, 3.23
Re: still no dash lights
can anybody come up with anything else?
i checked the wires that i can see and the connections at the back of the cluster and even re-replaced the transistor underneath the dash and still i have no dash lights or buzzer to indicate that the lights are on, i have replaced the dimmer dial (above headlight switch) replaced the headlight switch and checked all fuses and cleaned the contacts to many relays is there a relay that would control the two items i am lacking? by the way the interior lights still work just the guage lights do not work. could the dimmer dial be bad? the replacement was used.
i checked the wires that i can see and the connections at the back of the cluster and even re-replaced the transistor underneath the dash and still i have no dash lights or buzzer to indicate that the lights are on, i have replaced the dimmer dial (above headlight switch) replaced the headlight switch and checked all fuses and cleaned the contacts to many relays is there a relay that would control the two items i am lacking? by the way the interior lights still work just the guage lights do not work. could the dimmer dial be bad? the replacement was used.
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