2outlaw1993

OK so i wanted to change my interior lights to led's...i took the passenger side bulb out above the door handle to see what size it was and then the car started a loud annoying buzzing sound? i put the bulb back and it still did it...i started to get a little pissed because i just painted the car and now everything is falling apart...my speed sensor broke so i gotta fix that and then this buzzing...i checked all the grounds and fuses and their all fine? i started taking the dash apart and found it is a relay under the dash on the passenger side that buzzing...i replaced it but it still buzzes...so i took the whole dash off and pretty much everything else and i feel iv just damaged everything instead of fixing it can anyone help me

2outlaw1993

does anyone have any idea at all? not even a guess where to start?

Railroadman

Do you have the service manuals for the car? The first thing I would do if it was me is find out what the relay is for that is buzzing - what's its function and what sets it off? It might be what you did, or maybe you just moved something the wrong way totally unrelated to your original project. Before you can answer why, you have to determine what the relay is.
Good luck!

2outlaw1993

ok thanx bud ill look into that..i have an idea what its for but ill make sure

Railroadman

Let us know what you find - no telling who it will happen to next!

poor boy

How long did the car sit during the paint process? My '86 sat for about a month and even though the battery is less than 2 years old the battery was still down and when I first started it I had a buzz that was connected with the alarm system. Don't know really but it might be something to check out.

2outlaw1993

it set for 3 days but i need to find out what that relay that was buzzing does cause i cant find it in the owners manual...i just got done putting the dash back together but i just took the relay out but now i dont have interior lights

poor boy

What is the buzzing like? Is it like a warning buzzer like headlight after you shut the key off and remove the key and open the door?

2outlaw1993

mine doesn't buzz or click or chime when the door is open/ lights are left on...never has...but its like a vibrating sound..its that relay vibrating if you touch the relay when its doing it you can feel it vibrating

Blue89C4

Had to edit, I thought you had already put in LED's sorry I'm no help.

2outlaw1993

your fine i still haven't figure the problem out

mrmtrtrnd

In your post you said you checked the owners manual. Did you look there or the Factory Service Manual? If you have the two volume service manual you should be able to trace it down. Without that try pulling the relay to see what system is affected and go from there. Good luck

2outlaw1993

ok so i started this thread about 5 months ago and i still have not fixed the problem...i have made progress tho..my courtesy lights (ones in the floor board and the ones in the doors) do not work..also the relay that is vibrating is the courtesy light relay. all of my bulbs are fine and when the doors are shut both ends of the lights read 12 volts. when the doors are open all the lights read 5 volts. when ever current is drawn somewhere else such as me poping the hatch the buzing stops and the lights read 0 volts..while driveing down the road i can turn my interior lights on and the screen flashes SYS..and everytime i turn my interior lights on it also does this....right now i have the whole dash off looking for any kind of shorts but so far i have not found any...does anyone have any clue what i should do next beside keep looking for a short?

lourib727

Check the fuses. I had that problem and found a blown fuse. Replaced it and the problem went away. Good Luck.

2outlaw1993

that was the very first thing i did...and i think that if there was a blow fuse the bulb would never read 12 volts but thanx for you response keep them comming