Very dim dash lights 1985 D-150

My 1985 D-150 dash lights are so dim you can barely see them, I believe this is a common problem but have been unable to find a simple solution, battery and alternator are new, charging fine, what can I do?

check the grounds.. put brighter bulbs in the cluster. LEDS work great..

Might be the switch.I had several Rams and they all had decent dash lights.The switch goes bad after a while and Ive had a few that the dash lights would not even light till I replace the switch.Rocky

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Might be the switch.I had several Rams and they all had decent dash lights.The switch goes bad after a while and Ive had a few that the dash lights would not even light till I replace the switch.Rocky

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I run a ground wire from Batt inside to the dash ground juction box(metal box looking thing bolted to back side of dash to the left of the radio,it has the key buzzer/wiper delay mounted to it and a stock ground wire from the harness.)

pull your cluster and check to see if any bulbs are blown. mine were dim till I replaced 4 blown bulbs.

on a side not..if you pull the cluster, un-do the speedo cable from the trans so you can pull the cluster out with the cable hooked up,then unhook it, reverse to install.

I have broke a few cable locks at the cluster because it is very short and hard to reach with big paws.