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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 09:05 PM
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Default 68 Corvette interior lights issue when accelerating

Hi guys I am a new corvette owner and need some assistance. Just had this happen tonight. Driving at night in my 68 corvette and decided to give it a little extra gas. The interior lights came on by themselves. Sometimes opening and shutting the door helped other times it did not. Also turning the lights off did not make this go away. When I accelerated good they would keep coming on almost every time. Any ideas?
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 09:10 PM
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try adjusting the door jam switches .

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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 07:45 PM
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I figured this one out. I thought maybe it was a lose wire but it was not. The light housing that holds the left front courtesy light was not clipped into the steel bracket, it was just sitting in it lose. When the car moved a certain way the steel bracket made contact with the brass on the bulb and provided ground and turned the courtesy lights on, once I seated the bulb housing in the bracket it was fine.
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