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Why are your dash lights on when your lights are off but when you turn on your lights your dash lights turn off?
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∙ 18y ago
There is a power or ground wire hooked up backwards. (95%sure)
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∙ 18y ago
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∙ 11y agoIf we press the key to wards the on head light position
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