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Old Feb 18, 2013 | 04:15 PM
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So I repaired the directional signals today and the issue was with the bulbs, easy fix. But now my radio and dash lights are out. Checked fuses and they look good but wonder if there is a wiring issue cause the radio has been going in and out lately. Any thoughts outside of the fuses?
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So I repaired the directional signals today and the issue was with the bulbs, easy fix. But now my radio and dash lights are out. Checked fuses and they look good but wonder if there is a wiring issue cause the radio has been going in and out lately. Any thoughts outside of the fuses?
Radio just came back on now but no dash grrrrr
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Check the plug that goes in the back, the coppers contacts might be askew or even touching each other, creating a short.
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In the back of the radio or the light switch?
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The back of the gauge cluster. There's a plug there you might have touched when you removed the radio. It's crowded back there

Easiest way to reach imo is to remove the driver side shifter/trans tunnel panel and get under the dash.
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Are you sure the left and right ground wires are plugged back onto the left dash. Theyre located towars bottom of dash and may have been unplugged while changing out bulbs
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