98' Honda Civic EX headlights flicker while driving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-9ZqKAYmOw

It's not high and low beam, it's the dash lights that are dim. I've hooked up many aftermarket radios but never knew it was a no no to hook up the dimmer/illumination orange wires in a '01 civic. I googled it and seen many others with similar issues like mine but nothing exactly like the issue I have.

All the dash lights work, they are dim though. The radio lights work but they are even more dim than the rest of the dash lights. I have check every single fuse under the dash and in the engine bay. The dim controller does not work at all now. I'm guessing that's the issue and from what I read, the dimmers circuit board is in the instrument cluster. Some can fix it, others can't.


I will probably end up buying a used instrument cluster off of ebay, they are not expensive. Hopefully that fixes it since everything else works.


Oh, yes, the brake lights work.


Ted, I think you answered the wrong question...I mentioned nothing about the battery or the low/hi beams

If the coil is good and giving out spark and your ICM is good the cap can have a missing button which will not allow spark to go to the spark plugs through the plug wires do replace the distributor cap and rotor and spark plug wires

it might be easier picking up a plug at a salvage yard then just connect to the correct colors,if you have four wires two should be black and two white,

New alternator fixes the problem.

95 civic coupe ex brake lights wont work and the shifter locks in park position, what's wrong?

there is a short

i had a similar problem.......try changing out the starter...because on mine the starter solenoid was bad...thats what engages the starter...the starter and the solenoid is all one part..

check Idol air control valve and throttlebody positioning sensor! also crank and camshaft positioning sensors

check the ground wire for thi lite as it sounds like it is dirty or making bad contact.