Door light not working from drivers door??

ThoughT ExperimenTs · Post by **ThoughT ExperimenTs** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:54 pm

Hi, my door light doesn't come on when I open my drivers door. I unscrewed the switch and it had the wire attached - I guess the bolt there compleats the current (seems to on the other door) so I'm just wondering if anyone knows what the problem might be?

celica_tommo · Post by **celica_tommo** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:58 pm

usually a rusted contact or the contact is bent and needs to be bent back out so it makes contact better.... just take the switch apart and it should become apparent

ee904age · Post by **ee904age** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 9:14 pm

Has the car had an alarm in the past? Quite often cheapo installers re-route that wire to the alarm instead of using voltage sensors etc.

2fas4u · Post by **2fas4u** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 9:14 pm

the dome light, as it's officially known as is activated by a door pin switch similar to ones used by car alarms, pretty sure unless someone wanna correct me on that.

ThoughT ExperimenTs · Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:03 pm

doesn;t look liek it's ever had a car alarm. The switch looks kind of hard to pull apart without breaking? i think the plastic bits have to snap?

ps165 · Post by **ps165** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 4:45 am

ive had that exact problem in previous car

never figured it out

ThoughT ExperimenTs · Sun Mar 27, 2005 10:23 am

ps165 wrote:ive had that exact problem in previous car never figured it out

I guess there isn't much point in buying the switch of yoru st18* then? :lol:

ee904age · Post by **ee904age** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 10:48 am

Have you got a multimeter? Check for continuity through the switch wire and its mounting point.

ThoughT ExperimenTs · Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:14 pm

Don't have a multimeter but I got some wire and it didn't compelate the circut. Im guessing there isn't an individual fused for this :cry:

ps165 · Post by **ps165** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:25 pm

ThoughT ExperimenTs wrote:
ps165 wrote:ive had that exact problem in previous car never figured it out

I guess there isn't much point in buying the switch of yoru st18* then?

was is 162 celica, i could sell you working switch out of 182 however i would make sure it is your switch b4 anything, i would say more likely something going on in the circuitry. dont ask me what!! :roll:

ThoughT ExperimenTs · Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:46 pm

ps165 wrote:
ThoughT ExperimenTs wrote:
ps165 wrote:ive had that exact problem in previous car never figured it out

I guess there isn't much point in buying the switch of yoru st18* then?

was is 162 celica, i could sell you working switch out of 182 however i would make sure it is your switch b4 anything, i would say more likely something going on in the circuitry. dont ask me what!!

Yea unfortunatly it looks like it is. The interior panels look like so much more work to remove then on my ae92 corolla so I'll just leave it.

ps165 · Post by **ps165** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:58 pm

yeah, i didnt mind it to my on mine, just means u dont flattern your battery if you leave your door open for a while, or get those annoying beeps when you leave your key in the ingition and door open... look on the bright side :wink:

simonlenihan · Post by **simonlenihan** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 6:06 pm

ps165 wrote:yeah, i didnt mind it to my on mine, just means u dont flattern your battery if you leave your door open for a while, or get those annoying beeps when you leave your key in the ingition and door open... look on the bright side

Only problem then is if you hav an alarm it wont pick up the fact the door is open