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Old 10-03-05 | 01:45 PM
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I tried doing a search but I didnt get what I was looking for. My backlight in my dash goes out but sometimes comes back on. My needles still work fine. Also I found that if my back light is on and I turn the brightness all the way up, the back light will go out. So sometimes I leave my backlight dimmer on low and it stays on. Any suggestions?

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Old 10-03-05 | 02:08 PM
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That sounds like a short. Take the cluster out and check that connection from the dimmer switch.
Old 10-03-05 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by mkorsu
That sounds like a short. Take the cluster out and check that connection from the dimmer switch.
Definately sounds like a dimmer **** issue. I have seen it NOT be the dimmer on rare occasion when this happens to stock backlight, but usually a dimmer module. It has a chip in it, not just a potentiometer like most.
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