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Old Dec 22, 2014 | 06:44 PM
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They won't come on with the headlights? But when I turn off the car and get out they come on then time off.

They use to come on if I slapped the dash at night hahaha. ..

It's not a fuse, I have removed the cluster before to add custom bezels...
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What happens if you turn on the lights, and then roll the dash light dimmer **** on the dash all the way one way and then the other? It may be pushed in, it's spring loaded so that if you push it in and release it will pop out so you can adjust the brightness.
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What happens if you turn on the lights, and then roll the dash light dimmer **** on the dash all the way one way and then the other? It may be pushed in, it's spring loaded so that if you push it in and release it will pop out so you can adjust the brightness.
I tried that too..
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If you didn't get any flicker when rolling it, and the lights work when the door opens, maybe you didn't get the plug for the dimmer switch fully seated when you had the dash out.
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If you didn't get any flicker when rolling it, and the lights work when the door opens, maybe you didn't get the plug for the dimmer switch fully seated when you had the dash out.
Awesome I will try this easy enough thank you
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