no lights in gauge cluster

[joeyd23]

i recent had to replace the 3/8 coolant hose to my turbo because it balooned out and poped becouse it was old and spongey, coincidentaly the same day i lost all gauge lights and the lights for the ac/heat. my warning lights still work tho. obviously there was most likey a short somewere but it would be nice if someone could point me in the right direction to fix it, thanks guys

 

[IwantMKIII]

dimmer left of the driver's wheel


been there, done that, thought i blew something, did all this work, it ended up i knockd the dimmer switch over to off position.

 

[whudafux]

Could be a bad dimmer switch. Pull one out of a car in the junkyard and see if thats it.

 

[hellraiser456]

i would put my money on a bad dimmer....i had one...u crossed two wires i shouldn't have while wiring a stereo....didn't think much of of it until later that night.

if its just your dash lights(climate control as well) i would say that is where your problem is.

 

[trydrew]

Yep I've been there too. I took it out and found a blown resistor in there. Replaced it and it works fine.

 

[james_9876]

Yeah try adjusting it first, spent close to an hour swearing up and down tearing the dash apart when I finally hit the dimmer switch and all the lights came on. (btw was dealing with a bad headlight switch at the time.)