[khgeisler]

OK, I have an issue with the back lighting for all my gauges.  Currently, none of them light up.  I see they are all daisy chained together and are controlled by a dimmer and turn on with the headlights.  I also have 4 or 5 dash post lights that work perfectly and the dimmer works perfectly.

I pulled one of the lights out and powered it up and it lit up, so the bulb and socket was good.  But when reinstalled it does not work.  However, when I adjust the dimmer from low to high (or high to low), the voltage for the batteries drop from 12v to 8 or 9v's.  Seems to me something is shorting to ground.  What do you all think?  Have the dimmers been issues in these rigs?  I could switch the dimmers and try that, just the dash panels looks delicate.

Does anybody have a source for the dimmers?
Does anybody have a source for the sockets and bulbs for the back lighting.  I tried to remove the bulb to get some and broke the bulb, so I am not sure if they are removable from the socket?