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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 02:53 PM
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ok so ive been driving with no indash lights for 3 months and NO ONE has been abele to help me out , where is the FUSE?
Old Nov 1, 2004 | 02:59 PM
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it's the little 5 amp one in position 13.

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Old Nov 1, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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isnt there another fuse in the dash though?
Old Nov 1, 2004 | 03:20 PM
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not on my Fox body '88, don't know about the newer ones though. you could always look in the owner's manual too![sm=icon_rtfm.gif]
Old Nov 1, 2004 | 05:27 PM
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i dont have a manuel but thanks for the pic! [:@]

ok i chekced the fuse and it was blown. SOOO i put new one in and this DID NOT fix the problem.
Old Nov 2, 2004 | 02:01 PM
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did the new fuse blow out right away or is it still good??
if it blew as soon as you turned on the lights, you have a dead short somewhere in the wiring to the lights or somewhere else on the circuit with something else that shares the same fuse. read the label on the fuse panel cover to see what else is on this circuit with the dash light. check the other things connected to this fuse to see if their wiring is bad or has a short circuit or unplug the wiring to them if possible. then try another new fuse and see what happens. if the fuse does not blow and the lights work, then whatever it was you unplugged is the bad circuit, so you need to troubleshoot it to see what needs to be fixed and then fix it and try again.
if the fuse did not blow, then it could be the circuit board for the dash lights has a broken circuit on it somewhere or the wiring harness plug to it has come loose and needs to be plugged back in. this requires you pull the dash apart to get to the plugs and back side of the dash cluster, so have fun! before you do all this, make sure the wiring to the back side of the fuse panel for this fuse is connected and tight first. if it's loose here, then nothing will work, so do this check first.
Old Nov 2, 2004 | 04:42 PM
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ok NOW my in dash lights come on when i turn my dom light on! they will not dim , i can turn myknob all the way over and almost be turning on the dom and they will come on , but just barley touching it makes them go out.
Old Nov 2, 2004 | 06:27 PM
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i had a tail light problem taht also included my gauges you mihgt have to replace the light pulley **** piece i would pull the **** nad my front lights woulndt turn on then when those did my tail light wouldt be on and neither would my gauges and heater gauges go to a local junk yard or dealer and and find the head light switch assembly and replace it its like 3 screws and one giant plug takes like 10 minutes that solved my prolem
Old Nov 2, 2004 | 07:44 PM
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I had the same problem with no dash lights. Remove your dimmer switch it should be held on by 2 screws and look at the coil of wire thats wound like a spring, "its a variable resistor" mine had a tiny break where the wire had rubbed through. If thats your problem, You can solder it. or buy another one. i saw one on e-bay for like $20 bucks but i was able to fix mine.
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