What to do when dome light goes off?
What to do when dome light goes off?
‘Shut the doors and see if after the lights go off, if there’s still 12V showing on that fuse. Pop the little lens cover and measure voltage at the dome light bulb. From one contact to ground then the other. The old way was to power the light and switch the ground. The door pin switches would just ground a wire.
Where is the Contant wire on a dome light?
dome lights tend to be controlled by a car module which usually turns the lights off after a period time, the best solution is not always the easiest one. Also the dome light’s contant power wire wouldn’t be in the roof where the light is, it would be at the switch that activates the light.
Where does the 12 volts come from on a dome light?
The 12 volt came from a body feed fuse that was likely live all the time. See if the 12 volts is switched or the ground is switched. If you can turn the dome light on from a switch at the dome light it probably has 12 volts there.
Is there a ground switch on a dome light?
See if the 12 volts is switched or the ground is switched. If you can turn the dome light on from a switch at the dome light it probably has 12 volts there. Switched ground would allow door pin switches, a time delay module or a local switch at the dome light to supply a ground.
Why is the dome light on my Radio not working?
Afterwards, my radio will not work. It lights up, the clock works fine if I push the menu button and it will allow me to insert and eject cd’s. Additionally, I have absolutely no power windows whatsoever, and the 2 smaller lights on the dome light do not work at all when flipping the switch.
What was the fuse for the dome light?
I checked the fuses that you would think to check, and everything was ok, nothing was blown. But after doing alot of trouble shooting I found that I did blow a fuse, but instead of being the 601 fuse it was the #41 fuse. It is a 10 amp fuse for the instrument cluster.
How can I tell if my fuses are still working?
The #12 fuse location is central to the circuit, so finding out if power is present there will tell us which way to go. Here are the other circuits the fuse feeds… just in case one or two may still operate. Check a few of these other systems to see if they operate or if it’s isolated to the radio and dome lamps.
What’s the fuse for the delay and power windows?
Fuse 601 is a 30amp and I’m not too sure how to check if it’s gone bad. I know that this is the fuse for the delay and power windows. Sometimes, but rarely, I can get the radio to turn on for a milisecond right after I’ve powered the truck, but still no luck with it actually working, the windows working or the dome light coming on.
Can You ground a dome light with a dash switch?
Ground the dome light with a local switch, a dash switch, any door pin switch, an open collector electronic switch instead of a bunch of hot wires hidden in the overhead. That same HOT wire could be used to power those cute little aircraft style reading lights and a DOME light.
‘Shut the doors and see if after the lights go off, if there’s still 12V showing on that fuse. Pop the little lens cover and measure voltage at the dome light bulb. From one contact to ground then the other. The old way was to power the light and switch the ground. The door pin switches would just ground a wire.
dome lights tend to be controlled by a car module which usually turns the lights off after a period time, the best solution is not always the easiest one. Also the dome light’s contant power wire wouldn’t be in the roof where the light is, it would be at the switch that activates the light.
See if the 12 volts is switched or the ground is switched. If you can turn the dome light on from a switch at the dome light it probably has 12 volts there. Switched ground would allow door pin switches, a time delay module or a local switch at the dome light to supply a ground.
The 12 volt came from a body feed fuse that was likely live all the time. See if the 12 volts is switched or the ground is switched. If you can turn the dome light on from a switch at the dome light it probably has 12 volts there.
