85 hatch release
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4th Gear
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85 hatch release
The hatch release switches inside the driver and passenger door are not working. The one inside the glove box does work. Is there a fuse for the door switches? This just happened after the mechanic replaced the relay switch for my brake lights. Any help appreciated.
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Drifting
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From: ft myers FL/Munising MI
The hatch release switches inside the driver and passenger door are not working. The one inside the glove box does work. Is there a fuse for the door switches? This just happened after the mechanic replaced the relay switch for my brake lights. Any help appreciated.
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Safety Car
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From: Mission Viejo CA
The door buttons will only operate when the interior lights are on. It sounds like your mechanic wired something wrong. If he was trying to bypass the interior lights timer, this can be done by connecting the two white wires together at the timer module. You mentioned the brake lights, but I'm guessing you meant to say the interior lights. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Drifting
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From: ft myers FL/Munising MI
There are release switches on both doors through at least 90, possibly 91. Do the dome lights come on when you open a door? If = NO, try the door release switches with the dash domelight switch ON. If the release switches now work, suspect the domelight timer has shot craps. .
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Ok, here's what i found out. When I open the door, the dome lights DO NOT come on. I do not remember if the light inside the door would come on or not when I open the door, but it does come on when I press the light button.
HOTROD - My brake lights were out because that was discovered for inspection and the mechanic replaced a switch underneath the driver side dash to fix it.
**** I just tried turning the dome lights on by turning the head lamp switch on which they did go on AND the rear hatch DID open by the door hatches. I have had this car since 1998, and I have never had to turn the head light switch on to turn the dome light on to open the hatch. NEVER..... Any suggestions to this?
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HOTROD - My brake lights were out because that was discovered for inspection and the mechanic replaced a switch underneath the driver side dash to fix it.
**** I just tried turning the dome lights on by turning the head lamp switch on which they did go on AND the rear hatch DID open by the door hatches. I have had this car since 1998, and I have never had to turn the head light switch on to turn the dome light on to open the hatch. NEVER..... Any suggestions to this?
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Drifting
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 1,590
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From: ft myers FL/Munising MI
Ok, here's what i found out. When I open the door, the dome lights DO NOT come on. I do not remember if the light inside the door would come on or not when I open the door, but it does come on when I press the light button.
HOTROD - My brake lights were out because that was discovered for inspection and the mechanic replaced a switch underneath the driver side dash to fix it.
**** I just tried turning the dome lights on by turning the head lamp switch on which they did go on AND the rear hatch DID open by the door hatches. I have had this car since 1998, and I have never had to turn the head light switch on to turn the dome light on to open the hatch. NEVER..... Any suggestions to this?
Thanks
HOTROD - My brake lights were out because that was discovered for inspection and the mechanic replaced a switch underneath the driver side dash to fix it.
**** I just tried turning the dome lights on by turning the head lamp switch on which they did go on AND the rear hatch DID open by the door hatches. I have had this car since 1998, and I have never had to turn the head light switch on to turn the dome light on to open the hatch. NEVER..... Any suggestions to this?
Thanks
