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headlight switch and instrament cluster light problem


Pistons23

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the other night after work, i get into my truck, turn on my lights and notice my instrament cluster lights are hardly noticeable. i beleive they are on just very, very dim. what can i do to fix this problem? i need this fixed asap.

my other question is about the headlight switch. when i turn it to the middle setting, only my amber corner lights and my instrament cluster lights up. is that right? my headlights only come on when i turn the switch to the 3rd position. if thats not right, how can i fix this problem?

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Sounds like your dimmer is turned down low. You either turn the headlight knob or there's instead a wheel to turn, I think, on the newer year model trucks.
On the second question, sounds to me like it's working normal.
No owner's manual for the truck?
 

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no owners manual. its a 2000 ranger, just the base model with a 2.5/auto

yeah i thought the headlight switch might be working right, just checking. now im not sure about the instrament cluster lights. i mean theyre hardly noticeable. i had to toggle the headlight switch a few times and noticed a slight glow. not enough to read the guages at night though.
 

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i dont even know if i have a dimmer switch. where would it be located on my 2000 ranger?
 

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That's probably it, then. Sorry, but I don't know the newer ones (my bumper sticker says: "My other truck is an old POS, too"); hang loose and somebody else will likely chime in for ya.
 

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Thers a little wheel right next to the headlight knob push the wheel up untill it almost ckicks

Cody
 

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Thers a little wheel right next to the headlight knob push the wheel up untill it almost ckicks

Cody
yeah that was it. i guess somehow i moved that. the only time i messed with that dial is when the car was off. good to know what it actually does. i feel like a retard. thanks for all the replys
 

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