Generic Cuda gauge question

[dalevt]

Anyone should know this.  The gauge lights dont work on my cuda.  Its a 1973.  Its the first one Ive owned, and I dont get whats going on.  Its obviously just a bulb somewhere.  My question is: are they backlit?  I was looking on ebay something about a lightbar.  Someone please inform me about how the assembly works and where the bulb is. 


Thanks

[Bullitt-]

Not back-lit...look straight up above the gauges across the underside of the dash... a long rectangle of metal contains 3-4 plastic lenses.  Three screws remove the whole bar.
   Probably a fuse or the panel dimmer switch on the bottom left of the instruments is bad.

[dalevt]

Thank you very much!!!  I am too used to working on Pontiacs and Chevys I guess.  MOPARS are hard to come by.

[fantum]

 

You might also want to check out the tail lights.  My experience has been that when the tail lights aren't working the gauge lights aren't working.  Check fuses and wiring.

[71cudajoe]

I'm not sure if this will help or not, but I have some pics of the lightbar I recently installed in my '71 Cuda.

Here's the lightbar:


A closeup:


Here's where it installed - under the dash hood above the gauges:

[Super Blue 72]

If all the other lights are working otherwise, try fooling around with the dimmer knob.  They aften get dirty and twisting it around a lot will often get the dash lights back to order. 

If you need a new switch, a member here named Slotts refurbishes old ones and make them like new.  He does great work!

Hope you "See the light"!  Hahahaaa, ok, bad joke...