Instrument Cluster lights WTF?
Jul 26, 2004, 05:19 AM
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Instrument Cluster lights WTF?
Ok, I got my EVO a couple of weeks ago and I havent really been driving at night til last night. I noticed that when I turned the parking and headlights on that the instrument cluster went dark, everything else is fine. The backlights for the mitsu guages came on. Everything else seemed to be working fine. I have had 2 different people working on the car since I bought it, Best Buy, who put my alarm in and my cousin who is a mechanic and he put the tt in and I watched him do it and he didnt even go near the area. I was wondering, am I just missing something or is this a problem?
Jul 26, 2004, 05:58 AM
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i know its a silly question but do u know there is a dimmer switch? if that isnt it.... the dimmer function for the gauge plays with the grounding ... most likely the people who installed the alarm used the wrong grounding and now is messing with your gauge cluster.
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Originally Posted by grett04
I noticed that when I turned the parking and headlights on that the instrument cluster went dark, everything else is fine. The backlights for the mitsu guages came on.
Reason I ask is because when I was trying to hook up a backlight for a boost gauge, I originally tried to tap into the backlight wiring. A friend unintentionally bent a pin when trying to push a meter into part of the plug for the gauges. So because the pin didn't have complete connection (I think it was the power wire), the headlights would turn on but the backlights for the gauges/instrument cluster went out.
Jul 26, 2004, 08:36 AM
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plokivos is right. It is set to a standard brightness all the time.
BUT when you turn on the headlights it reverts to the dimmer setting.
So do what mifesto said and check your dimmer switch..if that isn't it the installers prolly did somthn.
BUT when you turn on the headlights it reverts to the dimmer setting.
So do what mifesto said and check your dimmer switch..if that isn't it the installers prolly did somthn.
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yea you have to tape off the dimmer wire from the aftermarket head unit. If this even touches anything it will blow a fuse that controls the dimmer. Check your back left tail light, i would bet that is off too.
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Well I took it back to Best Buy, since they installed the alarm. I had them look at it and set up my alarm for passive arming. The guy who put in the alarm forgot to plug the harness back in. I have to wait til it gets dark to really see it but hopefully its fixed.
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