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  1. #1 The dimmer switch, it does nothing! 
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    Yup, it doesn't do anything. Have all the dash lights at night. Doesn't dim them at all, and when the headlights are off I can't use the dimmer to turn the gauge lights on.

    Any thoughts? Just a bad switch? 05 GTP
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    I have an 04, does your switch turn on your interior lights when you turn on the switch all the way? if it doesn't im thinking a bad switch
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    sounds bad. id get a used one on ebay
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    I would take it apart by peeling back corners to reveal four Phillips screws. Now it will slide apart and you should be able to see the dimmer wheel. Check the connections between the wheel and metal contacts that touch the board. I have had to much grease on mine and this helped
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lionel View Post
    I have an 04, does your switch turn on your interior lights when you turn on the switch all the way? if it doesn't im thinking a bad switch
    Nope, as far as I can tell, it does absolutely nothing. I'm guessing I'm gonna need to remove a good amount of the dash to get to it though, doh.
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    Well, you only have to remove 3 screws and 3 pieces of dash to get to the dimmer switch. It takes 5 minutes. And when you find out that the switch just WASN'T PLUGGED IN, you can put it all back together in half the time and go and work on your other ****.
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