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How to bypass a dimmer switch on a 2005 honda civic dx coupe

 
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Why?

 
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Did you fry the gauges installing an aftermarket deck?

 
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I bought the car a month ago and none of the dash lights work

 
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No all the gauges work fine

 
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remove dash, check for bulbs

 
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Yea one bulb is bad but I dont think that would stop all the lights from working

 
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Does it have an aftermarket stereo? Check under-dash fuse 10 (7.5 A). I believe the '05 DX still has the LED backlit cluster so no bulbs to check.

 
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The fuse is good and yes it has a aftermarket stereo

 
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Check if the orange wire is connected

 
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Do not connect the illumination wire/connector on after-market audio units.

 
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Ok I will check that and I will let u guys know

 
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Orange wire is not hooked up

 
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So is there anything else I can check or is there a way to bypass the dimmer switch

 
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I'm going to assume the orange wire was hooked up at one time and damaged the cluster. Or the cluster is just bad. I would recommend grabbing another one from the junkyard.

 
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All the gauges work fine just none of the cluster lights or Climate control lights work

 
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I made sure both illumination wires were not hooked up All the fuses are good does anybody know what else I could check or try

 
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The only thing I can think of at this point would be to rip apart the gauge cluster and check for faulty solder connections. better yet, check the blue/green plug wires and see if there is any damage to wiring. The 03-05 gauge cluster has soldered SMD LEDs illuminating the gauge cluster, so bulb replacement is out of the question. The only way to truly bypass the dimmer switch would be to solder a jump wire between the connections of the dimmer switch, anyways.

You can always replace the gauge cluster and hope it works, too, but you'd have to deal with the incorrect odometer reading or get it corrected

 
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Did you twist the little button for adjusting the brightness of the dash lights?

 
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Do you know which two wires I need to jump to make the cluster lights work

 
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Just need to know which two wires to jump to make the cluster lights work