dashboard and console lights. woes

[Foomanchu]

Evening all
I was fiddling about in the car the other day and when I went out in the evening the dash lights were all out so I checked the fuses one had blown I replaced it and it went againl so I replaced all dash lights OBC lights heater lights and (they all were proven to work by the headlamp adjuster lights) but I still can't seem to get them to frikin work all fuses are good.
Please Help

Thanks

Lui

[jaydub]

that indicates a straight short . check everything that u fiddled with just to make sure there are no live wires hanging around near earths ect. a long winded way of doing it would be to unplug one of the components then replace the fuse and see if it blows , if not then there is something wrong with that component . hope this helps ! JoN

[Brianmoooore]

Second time I've answered this in two days! The dimmer switch built into the main lighting switch has failed, probably when the short that blew the fuse occurred.
All dash lights except the headlamp adjuster ones ( and the headlamp and foglight switch - completely different circuit) go through the dimmer.