Dash light problems:(

[sidewayzcraze]

Hey guys I'm really in need of help. I turned on my Dashlights on my s13 hatch one night and they came on and then flickered off. Now when I turn the dashlights on they go off and when I switch it off they are always on. Idk what to do.
FYI: I replaced the turn switch as well as the tcu already, didn't fix my problem.

Anything would help, thanks!

[JDM_PILOT]

get the wireing diagram for your year car. an then jus start tracing wires. its prolly a short or open some where.

[sidewayzcraze]

Ok. But would a short do this? since it always does this now it dosen happen here and there? If u get what I mean...

[bb4_96]

When you say you turned your dash lights on do you mean you turned on your headlights, your park lamps, what? Do you have a special switch that turns on your dash lights all bu themselves? did you look at the illumination circuit in the fsm?

[sidewayzcraze]

No special switch just when u switch the knob two clicks foreword where the dashlights and running lights and headlights should be on. But only the running lights and headlights come on but not the dashlights. And when I click it two back to off Position the dashlights stay on all the time.

[bb4_96]

and you say you replaced the stalk? The switch is in the stalk...hmm.. I'll look at the diagram later.

[sidewayzcraze]

Yeah bro I replaced the whole turn signal switch assembly. But ya that would b cool I never got a factory survive manual, so I dont have any of the info I need

[bb4_96]

http://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/240sx/1989/1989.pdf

pdf page 859 is a good place to start