vipergts_3

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ok guys here is a pickle of a problem. i have an 85 gsl with a 84 main harness. i just painstakingly replaced the whole wire harness due to a previous owner... anyways didnt have insturment lights before the swap and now that the harness is swapped i still dont have lights, pulled a bulb and it looked fine. pretty irritated at this because it sucks lol. anyhoo... is it possible that the board on the back of the insturment panel is defective ? going to look at it tomorrow in the light but any sugjestions would be helpful

mazdaverx713b

iTrader: (91)

start my making sure the dimmer switch is plugged in. if it is, unplug the connector and jump the two pins on the harness together with a pice of wire with a blade connector on each end. if the dash lights come on then your dimmer switch is bad. the dash harness between 84-85 model years is the same for the S and GS. the GSL added different connectors for the logicon and heater unit and the GSL-SE is close to the GSL but has the added bits for the EGI, ecu, main relays, and oil pressure/coolant temp sender wire integration into the main harness.

Directfreak

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Make sure the two loose "bullet connector" wires under the shifter are NOT connected to each other as well.

vipergts_3

iTrader: (9)

what option do those go to anyway?
i pulled the dimmer switch and jumped it, that wasnt it. evidently one of the wires pushed out the back side of the plug when i put it together. took a bit but i figured it was a wire because i pushed on it to remove the screws the cluster in and they flickerd to life. let off and they went off. kinda crappy. its a good thing i went at this calm. i was pretty upset about it yesterday let me tell you...

blackdeath647

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they're for the automatic shifter lights

vipergts_3

iTrader: (9)

ah... well that makes sense then

OneRotor

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I just spent 5 hours tracking down the reason why my dash lights don't work. Look here:

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/i-made-oops-928279/

vipergts_3

iTrader: (9)

holy crap. well that explains what that will do lol.

Man_in_black49464

iTrader: (1)

autozone + LED strip light = better dash lighting

Directfreak

iTrader: (2)

Pics or GTFO.

Man_in_black49464

iTrader: (1)

how do i get pictures from my blackberry to here?

mazdaverx713b

iTrader: (91)

post them to a photobucket account and then use that link to post the pic here. led lighting is a rough way to go if you ask me. fix the problem the right way.