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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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My friend and I just took a 1985 corvette as partial trade for a car we sold. The interior lights will turn on all by themselves, they will even turn off without doing anything. They are doing this in what seems to be a random manner. On and off, or sometimes just on for no reason. Any help would really be appreciated. Thanks! BTW the car is going to be for sale as soon as we fix this. Red/Tan 18,000 miles original everything.

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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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It's quite likely that one of the door-ajar switches in the door or the door jam is borderline and temperature changes cause the intermittent.
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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That would be my guess as well, or a short in the wiring.
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 12:30 PM
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My 85 did the same thing when I bought it. The 45 second delay timer was the offending part.
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