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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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Question int. light help please

looking for some help with my light prob.
using the keyfob the int. lights won't come on. opening either door they won't come on, or pushing the dimmer switch up they wont come on? Also tried the overide? button as well but no luck .
The dash lights work, and the dimmer switch works for dimming the dash. And the over head compass lights work when manually turned on.

Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks yall
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 10:06 AM
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any ideas guys? I'd like to try the little stuff first before i go and buy the door latch/ switches cause i bet there not cheap.

If just one of the switches were out do think it would cause my problems?
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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If the bulb is OK, check and make sure that you have power and ground to the light. Could be the light fixture itself, or maybe the override switch is stuck. I doubt that there's a fuse problem, as I think that the map lights wouldn't work either.

Don't go buying the door lock assy's (where the courtesy switch is located)...they don't explain why the light isn't working when you turn the dimmer all of the way up. I'd be more inclined to think that the problem is located in the headlight/dimmer/override switch assy.
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 12:54 PM
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how would you go about testing that assembly? sorry im not that great when it comes to that stuff.
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by soon2befast04
how would you go about testing that assembly? sorry im not that great when it comes to that stuff.
I'm going to assume that there are two wires going to the connector for that assembly, power and ground. Unplug the assembly, and jump across the two wires on the harness side with a test light (with the interior light turned on), and the test light should illuminate. If it does, then there is an open circuit in the interior light assy. If the light doesn't come on, then you have to see if you're missing power or ground and take it from there...
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 01:40 PM
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hmmm ok i'll try that thanks abunch man
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 02:05 PM
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Glad to help man, hope it's a cheap, simple fix
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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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if you have keyless entry, the light should come on when you hit the unlock, whether the Override is on or off. Mine does
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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 11:47 PM
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Did you get a chance to check it out yet, find anything?
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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i have the opposite problem, mine never turn off unless i use the override. they are allways on or allways off.
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