instrument panel lights

Not to be a smart-a$$ but did you check the fuse?

If your bright light indicator works you have a good ground to the bezel case. If you have a multimeter or test light, check for juice at the fuse block (mine is blue-red wire). If you have 12V on one side of the fuse and not the other, it's the fuse. If you have 12V on both sides, check at the light socket. If no juice there then it is the wire between the fuse block and dash bezel.

If no juice on either side of the fuse, then it is either the light switch or the power feed to the switch. Assuming your headlights work, I would start at the fuse block.

Frank

Lol, leave him alone...i've been there done that with my tailights/brakelights.