gauge cluster isnt working?
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gauge cluster isnt working?
So I gutted my interior completely (no HVAV, Radio, Dash etc ) and attempted to simplify my dash harness and cut out everything I wasnt using anymore. Apparently I cut one to many things because now nothing on my cluster works, except the fuel level sender, and speed obviously which is a cable drive.
So I order a new harness, replace it, start the car, same problem. I have the four big plugs under the steering column, the three plugs into the cluster, the plug to the hazard/headlight, and the two grounds hooked up.
So my question, is there some circuit shared between one of the components I removed that is preventing the cluster from completing a circuit?
I am dumb with electrical but the above concept doesnt seem practical. I cant figure out why this wouldnt be working.
Any ideas?
So I order a new harness, replace it, start the car, same problem. I have the four big plugs under the steering column, the three plugs into the cluster, the plug to the hazard/headlight, and the two grounds hooked up.
So my question, is there some circuit shared between one of the components I removed that is preventing the cluster from completing a circuit?
I am dumb with electrical but the above concept doesnt seem practical. I cant figure out why this wouldnt be working.
Any ideas?
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HEY! things dont work unless they are plugged in!
I found a plug on the passenger side that I assumed was old HVAC stuff, but apparently it is dash harness to main harness connection. So all the gauges work now, but the backlight still doesnt work.
I read somewhere about a dimmer switch? I cant even remember what the dash looked like next to the wheel. Do they all have dimmers? Can i just jump a connector to simulate the dimmer?
I found a plug on the passenger side that I assumed was old HVAC stuff, but apparently it is dash harness to main harness connection. So all the gauges work now, but the backlight still doesnt work.
I read somewhere about a dimmer switch? I cant even remember what the dash looked like next to the wheel. Do they all have dimmers? Can i just jump a connector to simulate the dimmer?
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can anyone ID these connectors? they are near the drivers side ground, I assume one of them was a dimmer. Any Idea how to jump one or will I just need to get a dimmer? (I threw away all the dash stuff I removed)
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