Lights on the interior/cluster are a no go

[joey0480]

Ok, long story short.
The interior lights will not turn on at night. I can open the passenger door and the light comes on in the inside. Driver's side...it does not.
Finally went to take it out at night. The interior cluster does not light up (not the bulbs) and the interior light dimmer does not work. No lights on anything on the interior. Fuses look good. Any advice?

 

[greengoblin]

Are your tail lights working. When your tail light bulbs burn out most cars dash lights don't work. It lets you know they are out. I'd check that first.

 

[luv2rallye]

Dash lights require dimmer to be working. For inside light check/test switch where driver's door closes.

 

[joey0480]

tail lights work fine. I guess it comes down to the driver's door light not working along with the dimmer.
I am assuming I have to figure out what is wrong with the dimmer then?

 

[joey0480]

BTW...not sure if either of these play any relevance. When I got it, it has no headunit in it. Most the wires are in a harness but there are like two with nothing attached to them and I have no clue where they go.

There is a yellow wire coming out of hte fuse box under the dash...for what...I do not know.

The AC stopped working for some reason as well.

 

[luv2rallye]

I am assuming I have to figure out what is wrong with the dimmer then?

On the dimmer switch the black wire should connect to ground, the green/white to +12V (or 15A fuse is blown), and the black/yellow should have varying voltage depending on the dimmer setting. Many people incorrectly connect radios and stuff to this wire which is NOT a +12V supply wire. Dimmers often go bad and can be pricey new. If you don't mind the dash lights on full intensity you can just unplug the dimmer and ground the black/yellow.

 

[joey0480]

sounds like a plan that I will look into this weekend