That fixed didn't work (headlight switch)
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Burning Brakes
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From: dudley ma
That fixed didn't work (headlight switch)
Went and bought a new headlight switch because courtesy lights didn't come on after turning switch all the way. Now courtesy lights don't turn off................ 
any thoughts?????
thanks
p.s. beautiful here in Ma had the old girl out wed - sun
any thoughts?????thanks
p.s. beautiful here in Ma had the old girl out wed - sun
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: Pittsburgh suburbs Pa.
Mine is doing the same thing. I just put a new headlight switch in mine and the courtesy lights won't turn off either with the doors shut, so I just took the bulbs out for now. Don't have time to deal with it right now but if I get time and fix it, I will let you know. It seems like the new switch is grounding out somehow since the lights come on when they are grounded. There is no problems with my door switches.
Drifting
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From: Hamilton NJ
I bought a replacement light switch from Auto Zone a while back because the wire in the ceramic stator on my original had fried (no dimming, no interiors). I installed it and now suddenly nothing worked, not even the main lights. Turns out the new switch itself was defective, essentially shorting itself out because the copper tabs on the slide that make contact with the buttons connected to the spades were not installed well. If I hadn't known everything else was good I would have started digging to find the "real cause" of the problems. Ultimately I cobbled parts together from the replacement and orignal switch to make one that worked great, still going strong.
When in doubt buy good parts...
When in doubt buy good parts...
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,814
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From: Pittsburgh suburbs Pa.
I bought a replacement light switch from Auto Zone a while back because the wire in the ceramic stator on my original had fried (no dimming, no interiors). I installed it and now suddenly nothing worked, not even the main lights. Turns out the new switch itself was defective, essentially shorting itself out because the copper tabs on the slide that make contact with the buttons connected to the spades were not installed well. If I hadn't known everything else was good I would have started digging to find the "real cause" of the problems. Ultimately I cobbled parts together from the replacement and orignal switch to make one that worked great, still going strong.
When in doubt buy good parts...
When in doubt buy good parts...
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Hamilton NJ
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