February 8, 201214 yr my 1997 OBW has no dash lights when i turn the headlights on. turn signals, warning lights, high beam indicator all work just no backlights. i tried the dimmer switch, wiggling it, but no luck. any ideas would be greatly appreciated
February 8, 201214 yr Helpful information needed: is it a new (to you) car? Did the lights work at some point and then died (after you fiddled with _____________), or they have never worked? Do other lights (i.e. ventilation controls background) work with the dimmer?
February 8, 201214 yr Anyone put in an aftermarket stereo? (I answered one just like this someplace) The magic smoke escaped the illumination controller. They usually die due to a short or a new stereo improperly installed. They sometimes go due to age. You need to get to a junkyard befreo this guy does http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/110-gen-2-2000-2004/42255-dash-lights-temp-lights-out.html#post396369
February 8, 201214 yr This might be the solution: http://www.justanswer.com/car/157fy-fix-p1143-fault-code-1997-subaru-legacy-outback.html
February 8, 201214 yr This might be the solution: www.justanswer.com/car/157fy-fix-p1143-fault-code-1997-subaru-legacy-outback.html Did I miss something, thats the MAP sensor
February 8, 201214 yr Did I miss something, thats the MAP sensor lol sorry http://www.scoobymods.com/showthread.php/legacy-hvac-bulb-replacement-91.html?t=91
February 8, 201214 yr i get alot that loose one side of dash lights a good whack on top of dash ushaly makes it come back on the bulbs are finiky but its only ever one side or other but rest of interior dash lights work
February 8, 201214 yr Well iof he has no dash lights (spedo hvac prndl glove box) then it is the module.
February 8, 201214 yr Author i bought the car a year ago. there was no radio in it. the backlights have never worked and the lights for the HVAC do not work either with the dimmer switch. i have installed an aftermarket radio myself.
February 8, 201214 yr Sounds like someone tried to hook up the dimmer on the aftermarket radio and cooked the lighting module. Two wires in the main radio plug, one is yellow w/blue the other white and blue. They are on the same side of the connector one right above the other. These can not be connected to an aftermarket radio because the dimmer control module will short and let out the magic smoke.
February 8, 201214 yr Modern cars do not have lights that go to ground. They feed back to a "controller" on a loop. The control is made so some lights dim, some go out, some stay on at full brightness. If they dont read the radio manual (or get a harness adapter) for the radio POOF. Edited February 8, 201214 yr by nipper
February 8, 201214 yr Gte a bunch of them and sell them on ebay or wait till more people blow them up. Seems to happen a few times of year (I even did it)
July 19, 20178 yr Anyone put in an aftermarket stereo? (I answered one just like this someplace) The magic smoke escaped the illumination controller. They usually die due to a short or a new stereo improperly installed. They sometimes go due to age. You need to get to a junkyard befreo this guy does http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/110-gen-2-2000-2004/42255-dash-lights-temp-lights-out.html#post396369
July 19, 20178 yr Anyone put in an aftermarket stereo? (I answered one just like this someplace) The magic smoke escaped the illumination controller. They usually die due to a short or a new stereo improperly installed. They sometimes go due to age. You need to get to a junkyard befreo this guy does http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/110-gen-2-2000-2004/42255-dash-lights-temp-lights-out.html#post396369
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