interior lights
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interior lights
67 convertible
None of my interior courtesy lights were working when either door was open, the bulbs are ok.
Today when I opened the drivers door the lights came on! Only once and then stopped working again.
It would seem something is loose, any suggestions on where to start, since opening neither door did not turn the lights on I would think it is not the contact switches.
None of my interior courtesy lights were working when either door was open, the bulbs are ok.
Today when I opened the drivers door the lights came on! Only once and then stopped working again.
It would seem something is loose, any suggestions on where to start, since opening neither door did not turn the lights on I would think it is not the contact switches.
Le Mans Master
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Rotate the headlight switch and see if the interior lights come on. If they do, there is an issue with the door jamb switches, most likely.
Last edited by leif.anderson93; Nov 19, 2021 at 10:04 AM.
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You got two good suggestions above. It's possible that the door jamb switches are misadjusted too far in so that the two pieces don't touch, pulling out on them could point to the problem. Rotating the dash light switch fully counter clockwise would eliminate that possibility if they work then. The bottom fuse (brake/courtesy) feeds the voltage. It's electrically possible that the fuse is loose either internally or in the clip that holds it, though the brake lights should also be intermittent. If the lights aren't working, wiggle that fuse a little and see if they come on or flicker.
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Simply reach in towards the door contact switches with a pair of needle nose pliers and pull the head of the door switch pin all the way out. No need to go gorilla, just a nice firm pull. Do both sides, close the door and then re-open and see if the interior lights come on. That is all that is necessary to reset the door switches. Doubtful both of them actually went bad at the same time.
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