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Since the speedo back light doesn't go on and off, rule out the dimmer switch. Check bulb or led driver circuit on the cluster, any connections on ribbon cables, etc.
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Mine did that a couple of times around 10k miles. Hasn't done it for quite a while now.

 

Seemed funny, cause when I would unplug my cell phone from the cigerette lighter terminal it would come back on. I have also had my head lights dim when I slow down...... ???

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I may be wrong on this info, but this is what I remember reading.

 

For the '99 trucks, if you use any of the clusters from '00 and up trucks, it will cause one of the lights on the dash to stay lit all the time.  I want to say the Air Bag light, but I'm not sure.  Some said they just put a little black electrical tape over it (under the cluster overlay) to cover it up.  I would really care to do that myself.

 

But, the 2500 cluster from a '99 truck will work fine in a '99 1500.  The only thing is you don't get the 120 mph speedo like the Escalade, Denali, or whatever else has them.  It's the same as the 1500 models (100?, 110?, not sure).

 

If I remember corectly, the '99 2500 cluster was around $165.00 at PartsZoneOnline.

 

Good luck.  :chevy:

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