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Old Sep 21, 2020 | 02:20 AM
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I took my dash apart to fix the falling hud problem which went well, hud now works perfectly. But now the car is having a strange issue where it dings when the door is open as if the key is in the ignition or when you open the door with the headlights on when it’s not. and after locking the car it wont shut off completely as all the corner lights stay on no matter what. so i’m having to disconnect the battery just so i don’t drain it. i feel like im overlooking something simple. can anyone steer me in the right direction?

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Sounds like maybe the small switch that is part of the ignition switch is disconnected or broken wire connection, just guessing, good luck.
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Originally Posted by mmartinez
Sounds like maybe the small switch that is part of the ignition switch is disconnected or broken wire connection, just guessing, good luck.
no luck so far, couldn’t find any damaged or disconnected ignition wires. this sucks because this is my DD and my only car
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Did you mess with the stock at all while taking dash apart? Maybe it thinks it is clicked forward one, with running lights on.
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Did you mess with the stock at all while taking dash apart? Maybe it thinks it is clicked forward one, with running lights on.
i did, probably because i also took out the cluster to replace the lights for the dic and hud controls. i just checked the stalk and clicked it back but still no change
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the issue gets resolved when i pull fuse #6 in the passenger footwell although i lose my corner lights and dic display... but there’s no dinging when the door is open and all the rest of the lights turn off a couple seconds after locking the door. fairly positive the issue is somewhere on my turn signal stalk. getting closer to solving this
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replaced the headlight switch and problem is fixed
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