dash lights not working

67Dart273 said
"Brightness" could be a very subjective term. Before you get much deeper as it seems you have gone through things pretty well, you might want to try it out in the dark to see how it looks, if you have not.

Yep had the wife turn off the garage lights at testing times.
For now I'll add the ground strap to the firewall and wait for LED's to come.
Thanks
Ron