guage cluster not lighting up...and radio install Q

[pettus253]

So this evening i was working on my mj, which i normally do during the day so I've had no reason to turn the lights on. Anyways, I noticed that my guages do not light up when i turn the headlights on. Turn signals and brights indicators work, but thats it. Now, I haven't checked the fuses yet, which i intend to do in the morning...Just wondering what else it could be if the fuses are all fine? I looked at all the bulbs and none appear to be burnt out.

 

And on a side note...I installed (or attempted to) a new head unit. Now I've installed probably close to 50 radios, mostly all in GM vehicles and it's always been straight forward. I ran into a small problem... I ran my own speaker wires, It's the power that I'm stuck on. Coming from my head unit I have a red and a yellow wire that are supposed to connect to a constant power and I think memory or whatever. Is the pink wire supposed to connect to the red or yellow? And the purple with orange stripe wire connects to yellow or red? There is no longer a wire harness for me to buy the adapter and plug into so everything is being wired directly from jeep to head unit.

 

 

[Eagle]

Rotate the headlight switch. It has a dimmer function, and all the way in one direction (I don't recall which direction) is OFF. Also, with age the dimmer coil develops dead spots, and turning the knob a short distance in either direction will often take it off the dead spot.

[dustyinthedirt]

i am having this same problem. i installed a cd player and had to do it with out a harness because of the past owner had cut it out. i had gauge lights before and now i have nothing. everything else still works turn signals, and bright indicator still both work