Stumped with weird electrical issue, gauge lights and climate control lights.

[89whitepkg]

So, I Just started having a wired issue this morning that I'm really hoping one of you guys can shine some light on.

I get in the car this morning to drive to work, but I find that I have now gauge lights or lights on my climate control unit. I drive to work and check all the fuses.All fuses are fine.
I did notice that when I turn the headlights or the parking lights on both the climate control and gauge both flashed on for just a brief second and then back off?!?

Any ideas??
Thanks guys

 

[suprasick]

just throwing it out there.... have you checked your dimmer switch?

 

[Poodles]

Yep, sounds like a dead dimmer switch.

 

[supraguy@aol]

just throwing it out there.... have you checked your dimmer switch?

What he said. Bad dimmer = no dash/ climate control lights.
I believe you can test the theory by bypassin the dimmer control.

 

[CRE]

To bypass jumper the white wire with green stripe to the white wire with the black stripe... They're two of the three wires running to the dimmer; The third is green, you don't need to do anything with it.

 

[S.A. supra]

Yep dimmer. Smell it. I bypassed mine also.