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Old 08-24-2003, 10:22 PM
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lighting prob.

none of my interior lights work any more. not the guages, the console or the dome. i checked all the fuses. they're all good. do ya'll think it's just a short some where. that'll be rediculously hard to find. if ya'll have any ideas of what i should try please let me know.
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Old 08-24-2003, 11:41 PM
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guages are separate from the dome....

are you sure all the fuses are good? typically the wiring will last a long time unless the car has been severely mis-used or someone has tampered with the wiring with accessories. do you have any accessories on the car?
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Old 08-25-2003, 01:29 AM
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Re: lighting prob.

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none of my interior lights work any more. not the guages, the console or the dome. i checked all the fuses. they're all good. do ya'll think it's just a short some where. that'll be rediculously hard to find. if ya'll have any ideas of what i should try please let me know.
thanks,
Derrick
The dimmer portion of your headlight switch is likely bad.
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Old 08-25-2003, 12:22 PM
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i don't have any accesories on the car i im posotive the fuses are good.
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Old 08-25-2003, 01:01 PM
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Sounds like a bad ground. Hook up the neg end of a DVOM to the negative post and check for current in the dead bulbs.
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Old 08-25-2003, 06:20 PM
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I'm with 12second on this one. The dimmer portion of the headlight switch is basically a wire resistor with a sliding contact. If the contact gets bent or the resistor breaks/burns through then none of the interior or gauge lights will work.
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Old 08-25-2003, 10:07 PM
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that shouldn't be to bad, i hope that's what it is.
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