My dash goes dark upon turning my lights on and I cannot see the gagues

Hello, first check to ensure your adjustment for instrumentation illumination is adjusted properly. You can make the display very dim -- and maybe this happened unbeknownst to you. Check here first. If the display adjustment does not help any, then check for any blown fuses for illumination of your gauges. My guess is that the setting just needs adjusted properly, as the problem only happens when you turn your lights on.