dash lights dont work

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Crash
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dash lights dont work

Post by Crash »

hi,
just found out my dash lights have given up the ghost, all the back lit gauges arnt anymore, this includes the fan speed and a/con switches ect. ive checked all fuses and they are fine. any ideas?
thanks.
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Post by vrg3 »

Maybe the illumination control unit is broken.

On US cars it's mounted to the right of the center console, to the left of the glove box.
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Post by Crash »

havnt driven in the dark for a bit , but i do recall when i fitted my amp that i blew the fuse for the stereo, could this have caused the unit to give up?.
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Post by vrg3 »

If you shorted one of the radio's illumination wires to one of the power rails, then maybe.
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NOT FUSES

Post by Crash »

still stuck, might be my illumination control unit? i dont know what this is, so if anyone has some numbers of one so i can tell which relay looking thing it is i will check it out.
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Post by vrg3 »

I don't have a part number handy but I can tell you that on US models it's a little black box with a 6-pin black connector plugged into it.
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