no dash lights,replaced headlight switch,someone said could be the headlight dimmer switch,does that have anything to do with dashlihgts
Nov 9, 2011 at 7:52 PM
96 bonneville no dashlights -
1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
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SATURNTECH9
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Yes it does have you checked the parking light fuse yet and all the other fuses?
Nov 9, 2011 at 8:11 PM
i checked all fuses,& i have one parking light that works the others probley needs bulbs.something strange ichecked the fuses with a meter put one prong on one fuse & another on another fuse& the meter went all the way up,is this normal?wite this dashlight, may be bcm, or lamp monitor,dont know were anything is,is there a book that tells you, tried libary,no help
Nov 10, 2011 at 1:52 AM
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Both sides of the fuse should have battery voltage have you checked to see if the dimmer switch is turned all the way down?
Nov 10, 2011 at 4:00 AM
i turned the dimmer on the headlight switch itself & nothing,how about the dimmer switch by the ignition switch that turns the lights from bright to dim, could this be a problem
Nov 10, 2011 at 5:32 PM
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The actual dimmer switch is the one that turns the lights from bright to dim.Do you have a multimeter to do some testing?
Nov 10, 2011 at 5:38 PM
i have a volt meter, if thats not it, tell me what i need and will get it
Nov 10, 2011 at 5:48 PM
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Does it also measure ohms?
Nov 10, 2011 at 9:42 PM
yes
Nov 10, 2011 at 10:32 PM
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So the gear shifter indicator radio ac controls back lights all work?Is the whole cluster out or juat part of it?
Nov 11, 2011 at 2:24 AM
everything works except the interior lights stay on all the time pulled fuse for that,it was like that before the dashlight problem & when i pull the fuse 6c for parking lights the bell keeps dinging with no keys in ignition till i shut the door,the cluster is still in should i pull it next
Nov 11, 2011 at 2:37 AM
i know the dashlights work i pulled the headlight switch out and jumped the connector and the dashlights came on hooked switch back on nothing
Nov 11, 2011 at 2:59 AM
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What color was the wire you feed power to and the dash lights came on?
Nov 12, 2011 at 5:16 PM
on the headligt switch connector,i put awire in j-brown,then i touched every wire, and g- dk brown,e-orange,d-yellow,a-red all made the dashlights come on.touched r-tan/black and the radio dimed and was clicking somewere behind the radio
Nov 12, 2011 at 7:54 PM
on the headlight switch conector, i ran awire from j- light brown to d-yellow which is the headlights,and taped it up,put the switch back on and everything works good, ok for a 96
Nov 19, 2011 at 10:44 PM
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