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sil8tyhavoc · 03-05-2009, 10:24 PM

ok my cluster wont light up. each time i turn the head lights on the cluster wont light up. i checked the fuses on the kick panel and everything seems ok. my radio and dome light works. just not the cluster light. any ideas ?

duffman1278 · 03-05-2009, 10:27 PM

Might be time to replace your bulbs.

sil8tyhavoc · 03-05-2009, 10:36 PM

all of them coincidentally goin out ? no i dont think so..

YoungGun · 03-05-2009, 10:37 PM

Tcu tcu tcu tcu tcu.

aka white box on the driverside kick panel.

sil8tyhavoc · 03-05-2009, 10:40 PM

white box on the kick panel ? what would that do ?

Stratokat · 03-05-2009, 10:41 PM

TCU it is. mine did the same thing. open up the kick panel. unscrew and unplug the little white box.

use a knife or screw driver to upen up the top and pull out the circuit board.

you'll most likely see a burned out circuit. all i did was solder a wire in place of the burned out circuit haha

works great nowww

sil8tyhavoc · 03-05-2009, 10:43 PM

ok ill check that out first thing in the morning.....

sil8tyhavoc · 03-06-2009, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stratokat

TCU it is. mine did the same thing. open up the kick panel. unscrew and unplug the little white box.

use a knife or screw driver to upen up the top and pull out the circuit board.

you'll most likely see a burned out circuit. all i did was solder a wire in place of the burned out circuit haha

works great nowww

ok i looked at the TCU and pulled it out... everything looked good.....i pulled my friends and tried it on his car....it worked....any other ideas ?

sil8tyhavoc · 03-06-2009, 12:11 PM

i also pulled the cluster off and looked if the harness was plugged in all the way. everything looked good....im thinkin its the switch......?

Stratokat · 03-06-2009, 02:21 PM

hmmmmm... check fuses, if you havent already. get a volt meter and see if your getting power to the cluster.

sil8tyhavoc · 03-06-2009, 04:19 PM

i did check the fuses.....and i did check if the cluster is gettin power...

ChiSleepyEyes · 03-06-2009, 04:40 PM

same shit different car...mines doing the same thing, i guess ill try to yank a tcu out of a junk yard car and see if that works. i checked for power. power is all there. ground is good.....wtf?

sil8tyhavoc · 03-06-2009, 04:47 PM

iono man....ive practically touched every bolt on this car tryin to restore it... than this happens lol......

240yoda · 03-06-2009, 05:10 PM

i have a similar problem but mine cuts in and out

sil8tyhavoc · 03-06-2009, 06:09 PM

ok i did wire my stereo.....i straight copied factory...."friends stock harness....so iono why my cluster light wont work....

SleepR 240sx · 03-06-2009, 07:39 PM

[quote]I have seen people fix the problem by grounding the red wire with yellow stripe. This will fix the problem, however the dimmer switch will not work after you have done that.[/quote]

Copied from i don't remember where. Ground that wire out, should be in the cluster with the radio harness. Fixed it for me. And next time search.

fuco8210 · 03-07-2009, 01:54 PM

if all else fails pull out the cluster and check the illumination wire on the subharness i believe it is a blue wire with red stripe... check for power with the lights on and that will narrow things down for you

90hatchie · 03-07-2009, 02:08 PM

check ur 75A fuse in engine bay fuse box on passenger side
its grey with clear top

03-05-2009, 10:24 PM	#1
sil8tyhavoc Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: riverside, ca Age: 40 Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	s13 cluster WONT LIGHT UP ok my cluster wont light up. each time i turn the head lights on the cluster wont light up. i checked the fuses on the kick panel and everything seems ok. my radio and dome light works. just not the cluster light. any ideas ?

03-05-2009, 10:27 PM	#2
duffman1278 Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Covina Age: 37 Posts: 2,844 Trader Rating: (8) Rides Gallery: duffman1278 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Might be time to replace your bulbs. __________________

03-05-2009, 10:36 PM	#3
sil8tyhavoc Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: riverside, ca Age: 40 Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	all of them coincidentally goin out ? no i dont think so..

03-05-2009, 10:37 PM	#4
YoungGun Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 818-951 SoCal Posts: 3,961 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	Tcu tcu tcu tcu tcu. aka white box on the driverside kick panel.

03-05-2009, 10:40 PM	#5
sil8tyhavoc Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: riverside, ca Age: 40 Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	white box on the kick panel ? what would that do ?

03-05-2009, 10:41 PM	#6
Stratokat Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Upland Age: 36 Posts: 125 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	TCU it is. mine did the same thing. open up the kick panel. unscrew and unplug the little white box. use a knife or screw driver to upen up the top and pull out the circuit board. you'll most likely see a burned out circuit. all i did was solder a wire in place of the burned out circuit haha works great nowww

03-05-2009, 10:43 PM	#7
sil8tyhavoc Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: riverside, ca Age: 40 Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	ok ill check that out first thing in the morning.....

03-06-2009, 12:11 PM	#9
sil8tyhavoc Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: riverside, ca Age: 40 Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i also pulled the cluster off and looked if the harness was plugged in all the way. everything looked good....im thinkin its the switch......?

03-06-2009, 02:21 PM	#10
Stratokat Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Upland Age: 36 Posts: 125 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	hmmmmm... check fuses, if you havent already. get a volt meter and see if your getting power to the cluster.

03-06-2009, 04:19 PM	#11
sil8tyhavoc Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: riverside, ca Age: 40 Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i did check the fuses.....and i did check if the cluster is gettin power...

03-06-2009, 04:40 PM	#12
ChiSleepyEyes Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chicago Age: 37 Posts: 275 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	same shit different car...mines doing the same thing, i guess ill try to yank a tcu out of a junk yard car and see if that works. i checked for power. power is all there. ground is good.....wtf?

03-06-2009, 04:47 PM	#13
sil8tyhavoc Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: riverside, ca Age: 40 Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	iono man....ive practically touched every bolt on this car tryin to restore it... than this happens lol......

03-06-2009, 05:10 PM	#14
240yoda Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 17 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have a similar problem but mine cuts in and out

03-06-2009, 06:09 PM	#15
sil8tyhavoc Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: riverside, ca Age: 40 Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	ok i did wire my stereo.....i straight copied factory...."friends stock harness....so iono why my cluster light wont work....

03-07-2009, 01:54 PM	#17
fuco8210 Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: stl Age: 40 Posts: 139 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	if all else fails pull out the cluster and check the illumination wire on the subharness i believe it is a blue wire with red stripe... check for power with the lights on and that will narrow things down for you

03-07-2009, 02:08 PM	#18
90hatchie Banned from the Marketplace Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: yorktown hts ny Age: 36 Posts: 2,984 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	check ur 75A fuse in engine bay fuse box on passenger side its grey with clear top