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may be a fuse but i dont have the fuse diagram if someone could tell me which fuse controls the dash lights it would be much appreciated (99 civic lx) thanks!

 
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its in the fuse panel under the hood, its listed under small light i beleive, had this happen the other day, should be a 20a fuse

 
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no such luck i didnt think it was there and i checked and it wasent

 
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did a harness jiggle loose behind the cluster?

 
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i just got back inside from taking the bottom half of my dash off looking around the dimmer switch area for lose/hanging wires again no such luck if not a fuse maybe a faulty dimmer switch???

 
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the harness would be on top of the actual cluster, no where near the bottom.. and theres two harnesses. The covers for all of your fuse panels should have a diagram of which fuses are what and where they are on the back of them.. check there and find the one named lights or something..

 
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how do i get to the harness? sorry to sound like a noob and ask this in the wrong forum oh and when i bought my car it was missing the fuse panel cover thats why i asked and i checked the fuse it's fine

 
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First of all, if it's all the interior lights, it's probably a fuse. If it's the instrument panel, it may be something more local. If it's a fuse, that means something caused it to short out. Which could be indicative of some larger problem.

If you're not familiar with your car, I'd go to the local Auto Parts store and get a Haynes or Chilton Service Manual, it'll tell you how to take apart damn near everything on the car.

What year is your Civic?

 
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it's a 99 and thats what i figured because it's all the "instrument lights" but i pulled every single little damn fuse haha there were no blown fuses however there were empty slots?

 
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I found the diagram for 6th gen hondas on another site here it is in case anyone else has lost theres
1 — — 10-13 Not used
2 — — 10-13 Not used
3 (RR WIPER 10 10-2 Rear wiper, Security system (option)
RR WASHER) (Vehicles pre-wired for accessory security system)
4 R H/L HIGH BEAM 10 110-12 Right headlight, DRL control unit (Canada)
5 L H/L HIGH BEAM 10 110-12 Left headlight, DRL control unit (Canada)
6 — — 10-13 Security system (option)
7 (P/W RR-L) 20 120-2 Left rear window motor
8 (P/W RR-R) 20 120-3 Right rear window motor
9 (IGN COIL) 15 10-1 Ignition coil (‘98-‘00 models except GX)
10 (P/W AS) 20 120-1 Front passenger’s window motor
11 (P/W DR) 20 120 Driver’s window motor
12 TURN LIGHTS 7.5 10-2 Hazard warning switch
13 FUEL PUMP 15 10-2 PGM-FI main relay, SRS unit
(SRS UNIT)
14 (CRUISE CONTROL) 7.5 10-3 Stereo radio tuner (’96-’98 USA: LX, EX, and HX),
(KEYLESS) Cruise control main switch, Keyless door lock
control unit (’99-’00 models with keyless entry)
15 ALTERNATOR 7.5 10-4 ELD unit, Gauge assembly, TCM (’96-’98 CVT), PGM-FI
SP SENSOR
16 RR DEF RELAY 7.5 10-8 Rear window defogger (’96-’98 models), ABS control unit,
Power mirror switch (’99-’00 models except GX)
17 HEATER A/C 7.5 10-9 Power mirrors (’96-’98 models and all GX models),
RELAY Air delivery, Blower controls, A/C compressor
controls, Fans
18 (RUNNING LIGHT 7.5 10-8 DRL control unit (Canada)
RELAY)
19 BACK-UP LIGHTS 7.5 10-3 Back-up lights
20 (RUNNING LIGHT) 7.5 10-12 DRL control unit (Canada)
21 R H/L LOW BEAM 10 110-12 Right headlight
22 L H/L LOW BEAM 10 110-12 Left headlight
23 (SRS) 10 10-3 SRS unit
24 (P/W RELAY) 7.5 10-6 Power window relay, Moonroof
(S/R RELAY)
25 METER 7.5 10-6 Integrated control unit, Interlock system,
Gauge assembly
26 FR WIPER 20 10-7 Front wiper/washer
FR WASHER
27 CIGARETTE 10 10-7 Accessory power socket
LIGHTER
ACC SOCKET
28 RADIO CLOCK 10 (*15) 10-7 Stereo radio tuner (’96-’98 models), Audio unit (’99-’00
model)
29 — — — Not used
30 INSTRUMENT 7.5 114 Dash & console lights
LIGHTS
31 STARTER SIGNAL 7.5 21, 21-1, PGM-FI main relay, PCM/ECM, Integrated control unit
or 21-2
32 LICENSE LIGHTS 7.5 100-1 Parking lights, License plate lights, Tail lights
TAIL LIGHTS

 
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It looks like it'd be number 30, but you said it's not burned out?

But I've got two questions:

Have the lights ever worked? (i.e. How long have you had the car?)

Is it all the interior lights on the dash, or just the instrument panel?

 
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I have had my car for about 6 months and i have never seen them work and it's all the lights on the dash which makes me think short wire or bad dimmer switch i hate to do it but i might have to just take it to the honda place and say here fix it and then work off the bill for a good 10 years haha

 
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Yeah, that's what I'd do, given your circumstances. Sometimes its best to let others do what they're trained to do.

 
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thanks for everyones help ill let you guys know what it was

 
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Voltimeters are your friend.