2002 dodge ram odo and gear position

these lights stay on at all times. it's a client's truck. he just bought it from a woman so he cannot give me info on when and why it started happening. he said on most rams those light up when the door opens but on this one they stay on 24/7. i didnt look into it a whole lot today, i wanted to wait till i could pull up some diagrams online but i did notice the previous owner did a hack job on an alarm install. so far i tried unplugging the entire alarm and the lights still stay on. im pretty sure all the door triggers are fine because the dome light functions properly. previous owner did not use resistors with the alarm. anyways i didnt put a whole lot of thought into it yet but what do you guys think? where should i look next? wire color that controls those lights would be nice :) i dont want to have to tear apart the whole dash if i dont have to.