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Old 02-01-2010, 10:26 PM
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lost all interior lighting

83 380 SEL, lost all interior lighting.
Any clues where I should start looking.
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Old 02-01-2010, 10:55 PM
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Old 02-02-2010, 10:50 PM
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Same problem happened to me- it was the rheostat dimmer. Its located on the back of the instrument cluster right behind the trip odometer reset button and can usually be cleaned, but for a quick fix you can just unplug it and bridge the two prongs with a paperclip.
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Old 02-02-2010, 11:01 PM
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yeah +2 on the rheostat. it happened to me once

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