no instrument lights???? wtf!

hey today i installed an aftermarket radio in a freinds 96 or 97 civic im not sure what year but after i installed it i noticed that the dash lights no longer light up and by that i mean the gauges all the other engine lights brighten right up when i crank the car but but the gauges wont light up and yes they are working. i thought it might be the dimmer light that had been wired incorrectly (the orange wire) but then i realized it wasnt wired to anything and even after completely REMOVING all that i had done and leaving an empty whole where the radio was just as i had found it the dash STILL didnt light up i have checked the fuses. i assume i pulled somthing loose? does anyone have ANY advice please help i feel terrible about messing up a freinds car any advice would be greatly appeciated TY.

another quick note when she opens her door w/ the lights on and the car off there is no more beep noise to tell you the lights are still on.

You checked all the fuses? Or just the dimmer fuse? Try checking all the fuses. Something might have shorted. Check out the dome light fuse also, that coulda done it

I just bought a honda civic 2000 ex and its doing the same thing the charm doesnt sound and the the lights in the gaudges. I dont know whats going on but i know when i turn the car on my cd player in it is not setup right b.c it looses its memory and check fuse 30. Might was blown and i put another in and did the same thing. I put one in and watched it and when i turn the lights on it blows again. I dont know whats going on. I think its shorting out somewhere in there from the cd player but i dont know what it could be. Any Ideas

i just purchased a 97 civic and the dash lights didnt light up. Well i found out that it ended up being the stupid light adjustment switch on the dash so i bypassed it all together and my lights work fine and as for the door chime who cars

check all the plugs on the back of the radio housing like where the fan adjustment switch is , theres one on the top that could be missed