Electrical Glitch

[salmania]

I have a 2000 GS300. I am having a serious electrical problem. When I turn my lights on, Dash Board lights including the digital message board and the cd/radio lights in the car goes off. The digital odometer light works fine always. As soon as I turn the lights off, they come back on. Has someone been through the same problem which could help me.

Will be highly appreciated.

sal

[Rodders_UK]

Maybe a problem with the auto-dimming circuitry?? - does anything happen when you try to dim / brighten the dashboard lights?

Do the syptoms change if you turn the lights on in daylight and opposed to night time?

[salmania]

no there is no problem with dimmer.. thats the first thing i checked.. when i dim the light its only dims the odometer light aswell as the dash board light if the main light are turned off, but when i turned on the main light the dash board light disappears.

[Rodders_UK]

OK - is there any difference between the symptoms during the day when it's light outside and at night?

[salmania]

no it doesnt make any difference.. when i turn the main lights on, the dash board lights go off.. no matter if its day or night.. they work all well unless and until i tuen the main lights on