my gauge lights dont work...

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

like the title says plus my side markers bulbs dont light up, and my turn signals/parking lights only work when i have the turn signal/hazards on they wont work if i just turn the parking lights on or when the headlights are on. there are like 3 wires doing to them and all look fine. how would i just to see if they are getting power. im guessing they are like power and ground and like a on/off wire kinda like a n amp has.

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[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

you probably blew a fuse. Have you checked those yet?

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

thats what i thought, but u havnt checked yet i did it last nite. any idea which one it might be so i kno what to look for?

*edit* ok found it parkig lights fuse was blown, so my parking lights, side markers, tail lights, and gauge clusters dont light up...dont sure about the reverse lights or brakes

 

[OldOneEye 10+ year member]

They do this on purpose, don't want you driving around with none of your lights working and you not knowing it. Should be an easy fix as long as you didn't wire up your radio to the dimmer lead on the harness instead of the power leads (people sometimes find 12 volts and don't check to see if it goes up and down when they turn on the dash lights and dim the dash lights so they end up pull too much juice through the dimmer and it goes by by).

Juan

thats what i thought, but u havnt checked yet i did it last nite. any idea which one it might be so i kno what to look for?
*edit* ok found it parkig lights fuse was blown, so my parking lights, side markers, tail lights, and gauge clusters dont light up...dont sure about the reverse lights or brakes

 

[candyman206 10+ year member]

I have a Honda Civic, when my gauges go out and my tail lights don't work. It turns out to be my dash, dome and radio fuse. It is all one fuse.