Interior Lights HELP!!

[integrity91]

Hey guys, just bought a 93 civic hatch cx. The lights in the interior(cluster,climate control,ect) doesn't work, just the lighting, i checked the fuse and it was good, so what else could it be? Everything works but not the lighting? HELP Peoples!!

[integrity91]

I have been reading other ads, and maybe its the dimmer switch? After the swap goes in i'll be driving it, gotta have some lights!!

[snowman2005]

might be, if u wana try take the switch out and connect the black and red wire(no joke) from the dimmer harness together and just flip the switch and it should work if ur dimmer was bad. i know this bc my dimmer broke too and i didnt feel like paying 80$ for one from honda

[eckoman_pdx]

Well, it's hard to say without being there to check it, but I can say that a bad dimmer switch or loose wiring/loose connections to the switch CAN cause those lights to go out...and if this is the case the lights you mentioned as not wokring usually don't work.

When I was putting my dash in after having it out, the cluster, climate control, etc lights didn't want to work or come on. I took the dimmer switch out, left the parking lights on (so that those lights SHOULD light up), jiggled the wiring and messed with it...they came on. It was a loose connection. I fixed that, re-installed my dimmer and it worked fine.

If you're dimmer is bad, try yanking one from a U-Pull-It junkyard, or even a regular junkyard though it may cost more than a U-Pull-It. Either way it will be cheaper than a new one from the dealership.

Trying messing with the wires once it's out, it may just be a loose connection to the dimmer/near the dimmer switch. That was my problem when my cluster and climate control lights didn't want to come on. The dimmer switch was fine, just a loose connection I had to fix.

[hazzzmattt]

im sure youre not an idiot but we've all done stupid shit. make sure the dimmer isnt turned all the way down b4 you start hanging parts.

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by hazzzmattt

im sure youre not an idiot but we've all done stupid shit. make sure the dimmer isnt turned all the way down b4 you start hanging parts.

Hmm...good point to mention that. I just automatically assumed he'd already tried that so I didn't mention that, but sometimes people get stressed out enough with things they miss the simple fix!!! Missing the simple fix, it's happened to the best of us.

[hazzzmattt]

you got that right. ive been a master tech for 16 yrs and still miss little things sometimes.

[integrity91]

Thanks guys!! Yes i def. checked the dimmer switch before i wrote. Just wanted to see if everyone agreed w/ me about the dimmer, thanks again!!