Gauge cluster frame.

I'm about to paint my gauge cluster frame. My question is will having the dimmer, defrost and hazard light unplugged cause any problems? Thanks....

r u gunna be driving it without the buttons?

or r u just worried about when u unplug em ?

Driving with them unplugged.

um the only thing i am not sure about is the hazards, coz in my vauxhall, when i took out the hazard switch the indicators wouldnt work, but u may as well try it without, c wot happens

cool! Thanks .

whit the dimer switch disconected your dash wont turn on

u have dashboard dimmers? we dont in the UK :S,

do they have em on 88-89 too?

well i have it on my 89 lx

Yeah, without the hazard switch, your turn-signals won't work. Without the dimmer, the dash won't be lit up.

So, just remove the guage cluster cover, disconnect the switches from the wiring, then remove the switches from the cluster cover (they'll just pop out if you push them from behind), and then plug the switches back into the wiring and you can take the cluster cover and paint it and still drive your car.

NOPE WRONG!!! im rollin around without the dimmer switch an it still lights up, but the hazard button has to be there for the blinkers to work

well when I did paint my cluster my dash did not light up till I pluged the dimmer back in and also I had to put the hazard back on for my turn signals so I am with ci5ic on this one I don't no how your lights still turned on if you think about it there will be no solid conection..

same thing on 95 to we just tryed it and you have to plug in the dimmer or the dash lights don't turn on

hey when you get done with that work man, youd better post some pics, ive been thinking about doing it to mine, and i want to see what its going to look like. I looked around to fine a gauge bezel, but nothing fit my model, so oh well, painting is going to have to do. So yeah, pictures, do it.

Now I'm confused...

What are you painting? The guage bezel or the cluster shroud?

If you're painting the bezel, what does the dimmer switch/etc. have to do with it?

i dunno maybe mines different but my lights go on without the switch

It's the shroud in which I'm painting and in order to take the shroud off as you know you have to unplug the necessary wiring. I'll post pics when I'm done.

just unplug them and them pop them out and plug them back in hanging.......