1995 Buick Regal Instrument Panel lights go off when the li

100,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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JOHNWITHA95BUICK
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Greetings,
My instrument panel lights go off when the headlights are turned on. Not just the instrument panel, but the radio and AC control lights go off also. The radio and AC lights are on when the lights are off. All fuses check out.
I guess it could be the dimmer switch, but the switch will turn on the interior lights when clicked to the on position.
I am thinking there must be a relay which redirects the instrument light juice from a lights off circuit to a lights on circuit.
If there is such a relay, does anyone know where it is located? Should I just pull the dimmer switch and see if it is working?
Regards,
John
Aug 30, 2009 at 1:57 PM
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JOHNWITHA95BUICK
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When I took out the dimmer switch (just push it from behind and it will pop out), the whole thing is a module, including the light switch. To fix this, I jumped the output to the parking lights to the instrument panel light output from the dimmer switch. Now when the parking lights are on, the instrument panel lights work.
Sep 14, 2009 at 3:47 AM
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