Dash lights are dim no matter what I try
- Thread starter Kloan
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mine are bright when the headlights arent on. but as soon as i turn them on... they dim.. i think its supposed to be like that. but wait... what dash lights are you talking about?
They are supposed to be like that...
When the lights are off, the dash lights gets more amps so it glows brighter. When the lights are on, they dim out because there is less amperage going to them.Oh and Amperage times volts makes watts. So you can figure out what I'm talking about.
it's not supposed to be this dim. I've seen what they're supposed to look like on other cars. It's barely visible, day, night, lights on, lights off, it doesn't matter. They're unevenly lit and barely visible. 1 muti LED bulb lit up a small portion of the gauges, other than that, there def seems to be something wrong with them.
If the dimmer switch was faulty, since it's made up of a series of resistors, it could be worn out in the upper range so that it's not getting a full current to power the bulbs properly. This is the only thing I can think of, since I see no other reason why it should look all worn out and faded. At night, lights on or off, I can't see the gauges properly.
If it's not the dimmer, I'm swapping the POS for something better... I'm sick of looking at this washed out barely lit piece of crap cluster.
If the dimmer switch was faulty, since it's made up of a series of resistors, it could be worn out in the upper range so that it's not getting a full current to power the bulbs properly. This is the only thing I can think of, since I see no other reason why it should look all worn out and faded. At night, lights on or off, I can't see the gauges properly.
If it's not the dimmer, I'm swapping the POS for something better... I'm sick of looking at this washed out barely lit piece of crap cluster.