instrument dimmer

can i bypass the instrument light dimmer?
just have the lights on bright, not dimmer controlled

Why do you want to do this?

because the dimmer is burnt out, and i want to put it on an illuminated toggle instead of buying a new dimmer package that i never use.

i always have turned all the way up neways

the dimmer has a circuit board on it tho, lots of diodes, 1 transistor etc.

You should be able to bypass it. It is just a rheostat, get a multi-meter and go to work.

because the dimmer is burnt out, and i want to put it on an illuminated toggle instead of buying a new dimmer package that i never use.

i always have turned all the way up neways

the dimmer has a circuit board on it tho, lots of diodes, 1 transistor etc.


yeah, as soon as i hooked the switch up, it blew the tail light fuse under the hood

anybody got any ideas

If the switch is burned out then why don't you go to a junk yard and buy a new switch and have it turned up all the way then you won't have to worry about blowing any fuses.

If the switch is burned out then why don't you go to a junk yard and buy a new switch and have it turned up all the way then you won't have to worry about blowing any fuses.


just trying to save, i already have ALOT of switches laying around

if this isn't possible then i'll get a new switch

Is the power rating on the switch the same as the dimmer unit? That would cause a problem if it isn't.

just trying to save, i already have ALOT of switches laying around

if this isn't possible then i'll get a new switch


i don't know the rating of the dimmer, but the rating of the switch i used is 12v

is it possible that the dimmer regulates the voltage somehow?

it has at least one transistor one resistor and about 20 microdiodes all in a circuit board package

i don't have many junkyards around either

kind of a pizzer to wait for 2 wks for one to ship to me, if i could fix it myself :banghead: