1995 Cluster Illumination Issues( Dash Lights all went out )

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1995 Cluster Illumination Issues( Dash Lights all went out )

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I know I have seen this on the forum before.. But what am I looking at as the cause of the problem? Will it be the Lighting/Dimmer control or will it be the Wiring to the control? I do not have Twilight...

Any info would be helpful
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Re: 1995 Cluster Illumination Issues( Dash Lights all went out )

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my silverado did that it turned out that the parking light half of the headlight switch broke, i had headlights but no parking or dash lights. are your parking lights working?
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Re: 1995 Cluster Illumination Issues( Dash Lights all went out )

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Head Lamps and parking lamps work fine :wink:

Dash Illumination is a no go...lol
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Re: 1995 Cluster Illumination Issues( Dash Lights all went out )

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I have a 98 bonnie and I'm having the same problem. The clusters dont light up and neither does anything else that should. Everything still works though. My only guess is the headlight switch and i plan to get one sometime next week.
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Re: 1995 Cluster Illumination Issues( Dash Lights all went out )

Post by Archon »

IIRC, the '95s had some issues with melting connectors, but also with the rheostat that controls the dimming. So, it could be either - if the fuse is good. Gotta pull it out of the dash either way.
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