STILL no instrument lights!

[riversz]

I still don't have instruments lights! in my '71 Z. The dome light, the glovebox light and map light all work, everything works except for the instrument and auto. trans. selector lights. What am I missing? this happened after I installed a Hitachi AM/FM radio and burned out the instr./dome light fuse, I'm pretty sure its because I hadn't grounded out the unit to metal/frame. I've checked all the fuses and some of the instruments bulbs, they are all good, what could be wrong? I also have made sure the blue lead to the radio lighting lead is not shorted out against metal. I think maybe I burned a lead to the instruments but I wouldn't which wire it might be, but thats what fuses are suppose to prevent!!!!

I would sure appreciate any thoughts or experiences.

[2ManyZs]

Hmm, if you are sure there are no other burned out fuses....

There is a 6 wire connector behind the radio, that is part of the dash light circuit, did you check to see if that is connected? Perhaps when you put the radio in you might have hit it and it is not making a good connection? I'd say it's quite possible you just unhooked something while putting the radio into the dash and you aren't seeing it......

The only other thing I can think of would be to check your dash light dimmer switch. Perhaps when you shorted out the circuit, before the fuse blew it might have burned out the dimmer switch or maybe even burned up the hot wire so that enough that it is causing an open in the circuit. There should be only two leads to it with bullet connectors if I remember right. Try unplugging them both and wire across them and see what happens.

[riversz]

Thanks 2ManyZs!!!!

It is something with the dash light dimmer switch, I must have burned it out when I blew the fuse. There was a 30 amp fuse in the fusebox, it should have had a 20 amp. I have bypassed the switch for now. Now I need to figure out how to get it out to find out if it can be fixed or needs to be replaced.

Thanks again!!!!