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Ok guys, I have a slight (well hopefully slight) issue with my instrument cluster lights overall illumination and a couple of other things... Just some background, the entire harness inside and out is from a '90 XJ Laredo. I followed a write-up on here about mating the XJ's dash harness to the MJ's rear harness for the fuel pump and brake/tail lights. Those work flawlessly. The engine starts and the brakes/tails work. Anyway, the issue is the illumination for the HVAC panel, the instrument cluster and the clock light doesn't work with the parking lights or head lights on. Also, the turn signal indicators glow when the parking lights/head lights are on. The driver side turn signal indicator glows brighter than the passenger indicator. The turn signals do work but not the hazards. It's like some current is being back-fed or something. Fuses are good, all the connectors have been thoroughly cleaned with electrical contact cleaner. Grounds are good I'm fairly certain. The tach, temperature, gas and oil pressure gauges all work. Dome lights work but not when you turn the head light switch all the way over counter-clockwise... Anyway, I'm thinking faulty head light switch, as everything I mentioned above runs through that, correct?