JCross0525
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- 1996, Explorer XLT
Hello All,
I have a weird problem that has risen, and need someone smarter than me to help diagnose. So on the way to work this morning, with headlights on, I heard a click and the instrument panel lights turned off. The headlights stayed on. The stereo HU (an aftermarket I installed over a year ago) turned back to it's bright "daytime" mode. But when I turn on my left blinker it also blinks the stereo HU. Right blinker functions normally. On the exterior, the blinkers are functioning normally.
Vanity lights, map lights, all interior dome lights still work.
When I turn the dimmer switch all the way down, both blinkers go back to normal and the stereo blinking does stop.
But nothing makes the instrument panel lights come back on.
I just want to know if there's any way to diagnose that dimmer switch before I drop the $160 for a new one.
Thanks,
Josh
I have a weird problem that has risen, and need someone smarter than me to help diagnose. So on the way to work this morning, with headlights on, I heard a click and the instrument panel lights turned off. The headlights stayed on. The stereo HU (an aftermarket I installed over a year ago) turned back to it's bright "daytime" mode. But when I turn on my left blinker it also blinks the stereo HU. Right blinker functions normally. On the exterior, the blinkers are functioning normally.
Vanity lights, map lights, all interior dome lights still work.
When I turn the dimmer switch all the way down, both blinkers go back to normal and the stereo blinking does stop.
But nothing makes the instrument panel lights come back on.
I just want to know if there's any way to diagnose that dimmer switch before I drop the $160 for a new one.
Thanks,
Josh