lookatdalude

ok guys i know i am not the only one to have this problem, but i am going to upload some pics, if anyone has had this and actually got it fixed please help...

clock w/lights off


instrument panel w/lights off


cluster w/lights off


clock w/lights on


instrument panel w/lights on


cluster w/lights on

93H22ALude

Looks like your dimmer relay might have gone out as well as your dimmer switch and illumination control module. Check your dimmer switch and see if it clicks when you roll it all the way up, if it doesnt its broken. Try replacing your dimmer relay as well its in the under hood fuse box. If both of those dont fix it then its going to be your illumination control module. Mine is out too but my cluster still lights up just fine.

lookatdalude

the switch and relay are both good, i forgot to put that, lol, so where is the illumination control modue, and do u think that the lights are jus burned out in the cluster??

93H22ALude

Lights in the cluster might be burned out but only if you have the analog cluster. The illumination control module is the black box that sits behind the clock youll see it.

lookatdalude

ok, well i have the analog cluster, car is a 93, but i want to get an EL cluster and swap it out, that should solve that part of the problem then i would think

93H22ALude

If you get the EL gauges make sure you get the illumination control module for the 94+ Si or VTEC models because you need that to make the dash light up properly. Thats the problem I am having right now. Trying to find one by itself without buying it from the dealership is a pain in the ass.

lookatdalude

good lookin out man, u have been a lot of help, and i appreciate it, thats how we make the prelude community stronger!!

preludatic

just a wild suggestion here, but my battery died today, and when it was dead, my dash lights looked exactly like the above pictures when the the lights were on. Once the battery was fully charged they looked fine again.

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lookatdalude

sorry man i know thats not it, my battery holds a perfect charge, drive the car every day

xdarkangelx112

Has anyone figured anything out with this? I have the exact same problem.. Those pictures look exactly like my unit... FRUSTRATING!

Fuses all look good, question to the thread poster-- having any problems with your climate control? This problem didn't come about for me until i took my climate control unit out to fix it. (That still doesn't work either, but now neither do my lights?!) By the way, I just got a new battery.. and that didn't do it for me either.

When you figure this out, PLEASE end my insanity by letting me in on the secret!

Ready to send this thing off a cliff,
Caitlin

AliKhan

I had this very same problem about 3-4 years back. Turned out my dimmer control unit went bad. I'm referring to the black relay-like box that is secured in a white plastic mount beside the fuel/temp gauge (closer to the right tweeter cover).

You have to take off the gauge cover (the long dark plastic cover on your dashboard) to expose it.

I replaced mine and it fixed that problem. I opened it up and one of the transistors inside completely exploded, even damaging nearby components... Otherwise it could have been a radioshack fix.

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