94 bronco inst. lights

friend of mine just got a 94 bronco, at least im pretty sure its a 94. well either way there are no lights in the dash at night, i checked fuses, but all look good, except for cigar lighter, but that wouldnt make any difference would it? they think its a bulb issue, but i find it hard to belive all of them are out. any ideas out there? maybe its a dimmer switch issue, is there anyway i can like bypass the switch with a wire or something to at least see if the lights work? i want to trace this problem down to the source

I have the same truck and problem, 1994 FSB Eddie B., dash cluster only lights are out. I am tempted to just replace the light switch and cross my fingers. I have looked everywhere for a forum covering this issue, no luck. Please Help...