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aleefers

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Posted: March 10, 2004 at 8:30 PM / IP Logged

I installed a bulldog 1200e remote starter in an 00 cavalier and now the dash lights are cutting out. They did it once so I unplugged the harnesses and did the whole reprograming spiel and they worked again and now today they went out. Anyone know what the deal is? Oh and what I mean by the dash light is when I turn on the headlights there is no dash lights at night. Can anyone help?

bmf1000d

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Posted: March 11, 2004 at 12:16 AM / IP Logged

Now they work when you unpluged them right?

It might sound stupid but i would check the dimmer switch and make sure its up. God only knows how many time when i started that i ripped apart the dash and come to find out that the dimmer was off...

"Big" Mike

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aleefers

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Posted: March 11, 2004 at 11:14 AM / IP Logged

Well I will check that but I think its something else

aleefers

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Posted: March 11, 2004 at 11:19 AM / IP Logged

I just cannot figure out how the remote starter can cut the dash lights out.

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Posted: March 11, 2004 at 11:36 AM / IP Logged

Try powing the key sense, and/ or the 2nd acc. ( brown +).

what type of PL2 bypass are you using ?

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Posted: March 11, 2004 at 2:23 PM / IP Logged

You may need to isolate the parking light trigger wire off the Bulldog unit to the lights with a relay. Use a relay to trip the parking light output to the car and this will isolate the unit from the car's parking light output.

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aleefers

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Posted: March 14, 2004 at 8:42 AM / IP Logged

Well i found out a little more today and that is that when I turn the key off and back on the dash lights come back. I don't know much about electronics but I think something is getting reset but I don't know what and I don't know how to fix it. I am using a Dei 555L

soultinter

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Posted: March 14, 2004 at 3:17 PM / IP Logged

are you sure you got the actual parking light wire not the dimmer wire? easy mistake that causes problems!

aleefers

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Posted: March 15, 2004 at 8:38 AM / IP Logged

Well I tapped into it in the bottom door rail wouldn't the dimmer switch wire not be in the door rail

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