NO Dashlights and i mostly drive at night

[SHOlover1]

ok i was driving down the road everything good. the come round a corner and look down noticed i had no dash lights, eatc button lights, ash tray. and clock back light all gone.
i have checked all the fuses under hood and drivers side found one blown but turned out to be the pw button lights.
i think maybe dimmer switch but it still turns on dome light so idk what is going on its a ***** to drive with out dash lights plz help plz help

chris richardson

 

[SHOlover1]

k so i under stand im new but you could at least give me a thought on what u think

 

[jmpSHO]

Dude it's kind of late, I am sure you will get a few responses in the am. If all fuses are good I would have to guess that the dimmer switch was bad. Find one in a junk yard, probably for $5, and replace it.

 

[sholover719]

off topic, but chris is lookes like we will be going to cap tomorrow and trying to find an sho down there.

 

[walser]

i would say dimmer switch, but when mine went out it never messed with the EATC. it should only be the dash lights out. i would replace the dimmer switch, and there might be another reason why the heater lights went out. but if all fuses are good, go for a dimmer switch.

 

[SHOlover1]

sorry about the snap last night but it just put me in a panic...well got a update about the fuses in my 92 found two that had blow over night tryed to put new ones in there so i imaging theres a short in the dash some where so now im with out tail lights so now i cant drive in dark period idk if i wanta do search for it my self or not its the number 6 and 13 fuse how would i find the short?

 

[jmpSHO]

So you have no tail lights and no dash lights?

 

[SHOlover1]

yea so in total i've lost dash lights, tail lights, eatc button lights, and ash tray. Any fuse i put in blows unless its thirty but then the dash smokes and thats not good with me i dont need a burnt down sho i could live with out the dash lights but i just got a speeding ticket and dont need one for tailights

PS brake lights and rear turn signals still work

 

[jmpSHO]

I still think it might be dimmer switch related, alot of stuff runs through that. Like I said in my post yesterday, it's cheap at a junkyard so you might as well go get one.

 

[SHOlover1]

its worth a shot before i cough up the money to throw her in the shop

 

[shomtx95]

what model sho you have???

 

[SHOlover1]

i have a 1992 mtx Taurus SHO taking it to the shop tonight to have fixed by the end of week hopefully before. i have 2 vehicles this and my 85 f150 which is almost a junker but it runs till i blow it up. so ill make do for a couple days with my truck i assume unless some one is around va and wants to help pull my dash apart

 

[jmpSHO]

i have a 1992 mtx Taurus SHO taking it to the shop tonight to have fixed by the end of week hopefully before. i have 2 vehicles this and my 85 f150 which is almost a junker but it runs till i blow it up. so ill make do for a couple days with my truck i assume unless some one is around va and wants to help pull my dash apart

A dimmer switch isn't that hard to replace and doesn't require that the dash be removed. For the price a shop would charge I would drive out there and fix your car for you.

 

[SHOlover1]

well ill tell you i took it in for the diagnostics and it wasnt a dimmer switch it was the headlight switch all together... i was surprised