Wot no interior light?

Mike E (uk) · Post by **Mike E (uk)** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:14 pm

odd little problem this.

Interior lights don't come on any more when any door is opened, but do come on when the switch on the light are moved to the 'on' position.

Must be a wire loose somewhere.

Any ideas please I start pulling the car apart?

cheers,

Mike

Post by **Jezziebx16v** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:22 pm

Dirty door pin switches would have been my guess Mike, but knowing you , you would have already thougt of this i bet.
Should sort mine out really as they are the same.

Jez

Mike E (uk) · Post by **Mike E (uk)** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:24 pm

Seems unlikely they would all fail at once though, but yeah, worth still checking them all.

Mike

Timmo · Post by **Timmo** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:30 pm

worth wipping them out if you havent already and checking them! one side is switched earth and one side is switched live iirc??
does seem odd that they have gone yet come on through the switches on the units?? although, typically french!:D

Channel Hopper · Post by **Channel Hopper** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:52 pm

Car lights only illuminate when Essex girls have finished, so I've heard.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:04 pm

hi mike i get the same problem , more annoyingly when i open any other door but the drivers side the light comes on no probs. have tried playin with the door contact thingy and for a while wigglin it worked but now it refuses to play any fiurhter ideas?

jayw · Post by **jayw** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:17 pm

Out of curiosity, does the 'Door Open' display next to the coin holder work correctly?

If it does then the fault is with the lights wiring, if it's not working then pin switches are the cause.

Post by **Vanny** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:39 pm

jayw wrote:
If it does then the fault is with the lights wiring, if it's not working then pin switches are the cause.

the operation of the door open warning lights and the interior lights are not in any way connected. The switches for the doors open panel are built into the locks them selves and DONT take any sort of feed from the switch in the pillar.

I know of only two causes for total interior light failure (there may be more), disconnection/failure of the 'courtesy light delay relay' (bolted into the back of the dash above the glove box, and they don't usually fail) or a blown fuse!

jayw · Post by **jayw** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:02 pm

Ya learn summit new everyday!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:43 pm

in answer to ur question j no it doesnt work as the bulbs are blown but as we both learned they arnt connected anyway!!

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Wot no interior light?

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