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NO DASH LIGHTS!!! #1175839 02/10/12 09:57 AM 02/10/12 09:57 AM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 12 australia 7 70RT383 OP member
70RT383 OP member 7 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 12 australia	i have no dash lights on my rallye dash. was drivering my challenger at night and the dimmer switch started smoking and burnt out. replaced dimmer and checked fuses globes etc and still no luck. at wids end, any help really appreciated. jeremy

Re: NO DASH LIGHTS!!! [Re: 70RT383] #1175840 02/10/12 10:03 AM 02/10/12 10:03 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O 70Cuda383 Too Many Posts
70Cuda383 Too Many Posts Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O	do you have tail lights too? or are they out as well? could indicate where your power problem is if the tail lights are getting power but your dash lights are not, since they're typically on the same fuse/circuit Photobucket sucks

Re: NO DASH LIGHTS!!! [Re: 70Cuda383] #1175841 02/10/12 10:06 AM 02/10/12 10:06 AM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 12 australia 7 70RT383 OP member
70RT383 OP member 7 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 12 australia	hi. everything is working besides the dash lights?

Re: NO DASH LIGHTS!!! [Re: 70RT383] #1175842 02/10/12 10:37 AM 02/10/12 10:37 AM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 616 TP Exit 7, NJ, USA DANA60 mopar
DANA60 mopar Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 616 TP Exit 7, NJ, USA	Could be the light switch. If you have another to try it would help. Also, a stupid question: Is the fader in the switch turned all the way? If you turn the fader all the way does the dome light come on? 7063673-IMG_3511.jpg (55 downloads)

Re: NO DASH LIGHTS!!! [Re: 70RT383] #1175843 02/10/12 01:19 PM 02/10/12 01:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,886 Lost and Spaced B bboogieart master
bboogieart master B Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,886 Lost and Spaced	Okay by dimmeryou mean the one on the floor or the one in the dash? Either way I'd check the other. I have mechanical Aptitude. I can screw up anything.

Re: NO DASH LIGHTS!!! [Re: bboogieart] #1175844 02/10/12 10:16 PM 02/10/12 10:16 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 521 Virginia L larry4406 mopar
larry4406 mopar L Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 521 Virginia	Years ago same problem. The rheostat in the panel dimmer died and had bad ground on switch cluster. Bypassed the dimmer, corrected ground issue, and back with lights at max brite. Abandoned non-functional dimmer in place. I used a short piece of 12-2 wire with ends stripped to act as the jumper.

Re: NO DASH LIGHTS!!! [Re: bboogieart] #1175845 02/11/12 01:10 AM 02/11/12 01:10 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,298 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,298 Bend,OR USA	Quote: Okay by dimmeryou mean the one on the floor or the one in the dash? Either way I'd check the other. The headlight switch should have a built in dimmer on it, turn the lightswitch shaft to the right, clockwise, to dim and left, counter clockwise, to brighten the dash lights and turn on the dome light Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: NO DASH LIGHTS!!! [Re: Cab_Burge] #1175846 02/11/12 01:14 AM 02/11/12 01:14 AM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 239 North Carolina T Tadams enthusiast
Tadams enthusiast T Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 239 North Carolina	I have the same problem in a dodge ram truck. I have replaced the headlight switch and the dimmer switch. All of the fuses are good and I replaced all of the dash bulbs. Any Ideas?

Re: NO DASH LIGHTS!!! [Re: Tadams] #1175847 02/11/12 03:06 PM 02/11/12 03:06 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,298 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,298 Bend,OR USA	Quote: I have the same problem in a dodge ram truck. I have replaced the headlight switch and the dimmer switch. All of the fuses are good and I replaced all of the dash bulbs. Any Ideas? Check the output terminal on the light switch for voltage, if good check the circuit board for conductivity, continuity, current flow to the bulbs Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: NO DASH LIGHTS!!! [Re: 70Cuda383] #1175848 02/11/12 03:21 PM 02/11/12 03:21 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,344 Cincinnati, OH 6 6T6Cuda top fuel
6T6Cuda top fuel 6 Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,344 Cincinnati, OH	Quote: do you have tail lights too? or are they out as well? could indicate where your power problem is if the tail lights are getting power but your dash lights are not, since they're typically on the same fuse/circuit in older mopars, they are on the same circuit so you know if your tail lights are not working... - this is the first thing I would check...

Re: NO DASH LIGHTS!!! [Re: Cab_Burge] #1175849 02/12/12 05:32 PM 02/12/12 05:32 PM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 239 North Carolina T Tadams enthusiast
Tadams enthusiast T Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 239 North Carolina	The tail lights are good on mine.

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