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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 07:56 AM
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Default Help! Dash lights don't work

I installed my gauge bezel's last night, and I thought it all went fine until I started the car. The dash lights don't work when the parking/headlights are on. The dash lights work fine with the exit feature, come on when you turn the car off.

Ideas?

BTW, the bezels look great, a great look I should have done a long time ago.
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by cl601amt
I installed my gauge bezel's last night, and I thought it all went fine until I started the car. The dash lights don't work when the parking/headlights are on. The dash lights work fine with the exit feature, come on when you turn the car off.

Ideas?

BTW, the bezels look great, a great look I should have done a long time ago.
Not asking this to be a smart aleck but sometimes it is the obvious stuff that is overlooked...is it possible that you adjusted the dimmer switch while installing the gauge bezels and they just need to be turned back up?

I think you will like the guage bezels. Great mod. Really changes the appearance of the dash.

Good luck.
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 10:47 AM
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Not asking this to be a smart aleck but sometimes it is the obvious stuff that is overlooked...is it possible that you adjusted the dimmer switch while installing the gauge bezels and they just need to be turned back up?

I think you will like the guage bezels. Great mod. Really changes the appearance of the dash.

Good luck.

Boy do I feel like a dunce. It was about midnight when I finished it up last night, and I was tired, I am not sure what my excuse is this morning. Thanks for the reality check, and a big thanks for that check before I tore it all apart looking for a loose wire. I am going to go wipe the egg off my face now.

I already love the bezels, my wife even said they look nice. I will get some pics when I get home and post them up.

Thanks Forum, and especially BlueDream
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by cl601amt
I already love the bezels, my wife even said they look nice. I will get some pics when I get home and post them up.

Thanks Forum, and especially BlueDream
No problem. And don't feel bad, I think there was a similar post about the same thing last week (a child had been sitting in someone's car and played with all the buttons and switches including the dimmer.

Just glad it wasn't a major problem that required additional work. Now go enjoy those guage bezels that you worked so hard to install.
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