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bouncin_180
03-26-2009, 12:05 PM
well i bought my s14 with the guage cluster lights not working but it wasn't really a problem cause i thought it was light bulbs ... well went i turn my car on i can see the clock light is lite. when i go to turn my lights on the clock light turns off but is still working and none of my cluster lights for aside from brake/check engine/seat belt etc... and my gas speedo mph still work fine ... whats going on ...

opponheimer
03-26-2009, 12:08 PM
dimmer switch bad/not connected or a fuse

Nibras
03-26-2009, 01:09 PM
fuseee mang check it

projectRDM
03-26-2009, 02:35 PM
dimmer switch bad/not connected or a fuse

Bingo. The clocks lights up with the key in accessory position, has nothing to do with the lighting circuit.

bouncin_180
03-28-2009, 07:11 AM
i checked all the fuses ... how do i check the dimmer switch ... i read somewhere about it might having to be the tcu but i never got ahold of another one to compare

projectRDM
03-28-2009, 08:28 AM
i checked all the fuses ... how do i check the dimmer switch ... i read somewhere about it might having to be the tcu but i never got ahold of another one to compare

There is no TCU on an S14.

bouncin_180
03-29-2009, 12:29 PM
really? so if all my fuses check out kool then its the dimmer switch ... it is connected ive pulled it out to switch clusters n light bulbs to just see but that wasnt it