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Does dash dimming work like other cars in these vettes? When I have my headlights on, the only way I can get the dash to light up is to shine a light into the photocell...
The dimmer slider will turn the interior lights on but does not do any dimming to the dash/radio/AC/etc... They all stay completely off.
I have to carry a flashlight with me to read the gauges at night.
So you are saying the digital information can be displayed correctly but only with a flashlight shined at the photo cell ? Do the digits show up brightly? Do you see the bar graphs but not the digits ? What year also ?
If you see the bar graphs but not the data, get a pair of polorized sun glasses or a polorizing filter for a camera and turn them in a circle to see in the data shows up through the filters.
I figured it out. I took apart the switch and found that the potentiometer was working just fine, but I could never get a reading on the pins for the connector. I reflowed all the solder joints on the board and it works perfectly now!
The problematic solder joints are the ones between the shiny metal tabs and the circuit board.
Last edited by OneRedVette; Jun 24, 2024 at 08:17 AM.
How does dash dimming work?
