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i will try to list the facts as I know them
everything was working fine before I took the instrument cluster out to install leds. I have the cluster connected now except for the speedo cable and all instrument lights work when I pull the light switch on as well as turn signals
the headlights are not working correctly
when I pull the knob all the way out for the headlights they will come on sometimes, by sometimes I mean if I pull the headlight dimmer lever switch once they will then come on, but if that dimmer lever switch is pulled another time the headlights won't come on when the headlight switch is pulled, at first I could start the lights on low beams, pull the dimmer switch, and get to high beams, but pulling the dimmer switch again would not change back to low beams. Now I get no high beams at all when pulling the dimmer lever switch. I also get no high beam indicator light to come on
I have not put everything back together yet, have the steering column up loosely with just one nut holding it so it doesn't drop all the way
could this be the dimmer switch going bad? or maybe I am missing a ground that got displaced while dropping the steering column? all I had to remove from the instrument cluster to take it out was one pinout in the middle and the speedo cable. should there have been something else that I didn't need to remove because it fell off on its own? should the instrument cluster be grounded somehow besides what is in the pinout?
I do have HIDs on the car running off of a relay to protect the dimmer switch from high voltage. I also have just the 2 hi/lo headlights instead of 4 since my car has had the front changed to a 74. that has all worked flawlessly though since installation.
everything was working fine before I took the instrument cluster out to install leds. I have the cluster connected now except for the speedo cable and all instrument lights work when I pull the light switch on as well as turn signals
the headlights are not working correctly
when I pull the knob all the way out for the headlights they will come on sometimes, by sometimes I mean if I pull the headlight dimmer lever switch once they will then come on, but if that dimmer lever switch is pulled another time the headlights won't come on when the headlight switch is pulled, at first I could start the lights on low beams, pull the dimmer switch, and get to high beams, but pulling the dimmer switch again would not change back to low beams. Now I get no high beams at all when pulling the dimmer lever switch. I also get no high beam indicator light to come on
I have not put everything back together yet, have the steering column up loosely with just one nut holding it so it doesn't drop all the way
could this be the dimmer switch going bad? or maybe I am missing a ground that got displaced while dropping the steering column? all I had to remove from the instrument cluster to take it out was one pinout in the middle and the speedo cable. should there have been something else that I didn't need to remove because it fell off on its own? should the instrument cluster be grounded somehow besides what is in the pinout?
I do have HIDs on the car running off of a relay to protect the dimmer switch from high voltage. I also have just the 2 hi/lo headlights instead of 4 since my car has had the front changed to a 74. that has all worked flawlessly though since installation.