The gray/blue is NOT ground! It is panel lighting and comes from fuse
S20 in 1990 models. Check fuse S20 as if it was blown you would not have
dash lights, if by dash lights you mean the lights for the speedo, tach,
etc. Prior years use a different fuse location and some have no fuse for
this.

On a related topic, this lighting wire comes from the adjustable wheel
on the light switch. Make sure the wheel was not bumped to the fully dim
position.

Also, for people who change their light switch, there are 2 different
ones, 80-89 and 90+. The early switch "works" in all while the later
switch does not allow the dash lights to work if installed in an 80-89.

Mark

Jeff Lincoln wrote:

> Well, there I go again thinking something should be easy.
>
> I am putting a stereo back in the 90' I've figured out all that (with the
> help of my 7yr old son. Needed him to tell color blind dad what color the
> wires were). Anyhow, in the process I touched a hot wire to some metal by
> accident (Sparks) and blew the number three fuse. Changed that everything
> seems fine except I have no dash lights - none. Dome light works, radio
> works, I think the Lighter works - no dash lights - any ideas? I'd like to
> try to fix this before I close everything up.
>
> Also, I have a red wire and a blue gray wire that were not connected to
> anything coming towards the radio opening from the drivers side. Bentley
> says blue grey is ground and the red is power - but for what? I have the
> same color wires on the passenger side that weren't connected but go to the
> cig lighter glow ring. Should these connect - they are the same color and
> gauge. Also, the glove box light was disconnected - where should those
> go to
> ground and power?
>
> Any help with any of the above is greatly appreciated - leaving for
> Buses by
> the Beach in a few hours and would love to have working dash lights. Thanks
> in advance.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown
> interior taken from the parts bus)
> 86' (We call this one Parts)
> 85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected)
>