For those having problems with their gauge lighting...
09-25-2006, 08:26 PM
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For those having problems with their gauge lighting...
A while back i posted about having problems with my gauges not lighting up at night. Nobody knew for sure what wire it was, and i know there are others with this problem, so heres the solution. If you have an aftermarket head unit you need to ground the red and yellow wire. Heres a picture of the wire (not very good, sorry). Ground it to the screw that holds on the shifter boot assembly.
The wire originally has a black quick disconnect clip at the end of it. I cut the clip off before i took this picture.
The wire originally has a black quick disconnect clip at the end of it. I cut the clip off before i took this picture.
09-25-2007, 09:34 AM
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The climate control lights and the gauge cluster lighting are on the same circuit IIRC. That ground is for the both of them. If one or the other isnt lighting up I would say the problem is with the bulbs, or wiring somewhere else.
10-01-2007, 03:44 PM
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is this the wire you're talking about?
that's a pic of one of the loose wires behind my center console..
all my gauge lights work except for the clock.. the clock itself gets power and keeps time, but it doesn't light up at night.
i replaced the bulb, still nothing.
if i ground that wire (see above) would it maybe light up my clock?
that's a pic of one of the loose wires behind my center console..
all my gauge lights work except for the clock.. the clock itself gets power and keeps time, but it doesn't light up at night.
i replaced the bulb, still nothing.
if i ground that wire (see above) would it maybe light up my clock?
10-01-2007, 03:51 PM
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No, that is the ground for everything. That one wire grounds the clock, gauge cluster, and HVAC controls. If the clock won't light up it is either the bulb or a fuse maybe. I could be wrong, but I think that wire splits into 2 different wires. One of them is most likely grounded already if the gauge lights work. You could try it though, and worst case scenario you blow a fuse.
*EDIT* The clock may be on a separate circuit altogether. Isnt the light always on? I will look at the FSM and see if i can tell.
*EDIT 2* From looking at the FSM it looks like the light for the clock runs off the same power source that the clock uses to keep time.
*EDIT* The clock may be on a separate circuit altogether. Isnt the light always on? I will look at the FSM and see if i can tell.
*EDIT 2* From looking at the FSM it looks like the light for the clock runs off the same power source that the clock uses to keep time.
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10-01-2007, 04:12 PM
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No, that is the ground for everything. That one wire grounds the clock, gauge cluster, and HVAC controls. If the clock won't light up it is either the bulb or a fuse maybe. I could be wrong, but I think that wire splits into 2 different wires. One of them is most likely grounded already if the gauge lights work. You could try it though, and worst case scenario you blow a fuse.
*EDIT* The clock may be on a separate circuit altogether. Isnt the light always on? I will look at the FSM and see if i can tell.
*EDIT 2* From looking at the FSM it looks like the light for the clock runs off the same power source that the clock uses to keep time.
*EDIT* The clock may be on a separate circuit altogether. Isnt the light always on? I will look at the FSM and see if i can tell.
*EDIT 2* From looking at the FSM it looks like the light for the clock runs off the same power source that the clock uses to keep time.
10-02-2007, 07:39 PM
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i have no radio in my car at all and my guages work the only thing is that the white box in the kicker panal on the driver side blew so what i did was i found out that i was missing a ground from the cluster, addded one and bam i have lights butt no control to dim them
they trun on when i turn on my head light and marker lights
butt once i get another control unit for the guages im takin that jumper out
they trun on when i turn on my head light and marker lights
butt once i get another control unit for the guages im takin that jumper out
