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#1 (**permalink**) 25 May 2005, 11:21 am

Lost background light of instrument panel. Checked & replaced 20A fuse (was
it fuse 10 or 11 in the passenger under dash fuse panel?) . blown fuse 2
more times. pls help on what to do next...thx

#2 (**permalink**) 25 May 2005, 02:39 pm

there is a NHTSA ordered recall for the dimmer control (multiplex unit) on
this vehicle. I don't know the nature of the failure but it is a free fix
at the honda dealer if this is in fact the problem.

#3 (**permalink**) 25 May 2005, 03:08 pm

Get your facts together and let us know. F10 is a 15 amp fuse, F11 is a 10
amp fuse. They both go to the gage panel and many other places. If they have
a 20 amp it is the wrong size. Possible a previous owner put a larger fuse
because it was blowing...

"jchav" <jeff.chavez@wardrop.com> wrote in message
news:SB1le.1478889$Xk.654110@pd7tw3no...
> Lost background light of instrument panel. Checked & replaced 20A fuse
> (was it fuse 10 or 11 in the passenger under dash fuse panel?) . blown
> fuse 2 more times. pls help on what to do next...thx
>

#4 (**permalink**) 25 May 2005, 03:22 pm

jchav wrote:
> Lost background light of instrument panel. Checked & replaced 20A fuse (was
> it fuse 10 or 11 in the passenger under dash fuse panel?) . blown fuse 2
> more times. pls help on what to do next...thx

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If you have a non-original stereo in the dash, the (unused) wire for the
backlighting may be flopping around and shorting to ground.

'Curly'

#5 (**permalink**) 27 May 2005, 09:20 pm

"jchav" <jeff.chavez@wardrop.com> wrote in message
news:SB1le.1478889$Xk.654110@pd7tw3no...
> Lost background light of instrument panel. Checked & replaced 20A fuse
> (was it fuse 10 or 11 in the passenger under dash fuse panel?) . blown
> fuse 2 more times. pls help on what to do next...thx
>
An indication would be whether it blows when the lights aren't turned up. If
so, the short will be before the dimmer (or at the dimmer) rather than in
the lights themselves. Note that I'm assuming the dimmer is in the 12V side
of the lamps instead of the ground side.

Mike

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