Rob, Especially check the wires between the body and where they go into the front edge of the door. I recall something in a magazine I read in the early 70's about there was a big problem AT THAT TIME with older and some NEW car having problems in the body to door areas. Æyn & Patrick Tucson, AZ USA 1975 LeBaron 1993 Imperial Sedan --- Rob van der Es <R.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks Paul, > > Yes I understand what you mean! One of the hot wires must be > shorting > against ground! Since the bulb istself is isolated from ground > and is > swiched on and off by ground connected switches I understand > that feeding > 12 Volts to ground can cause the dome light to stay on. > So I will check those wires this weekend and will let you know > the result > then! > > Thanks, > > Rob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <randalpark@xxxxxxx> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 3:37 PM > Subject: Re: IML: The continuing saga about an interior dome > light that > stays on at half power... > > > > There apparently is a short circuit that is causing the light > to come on > > that way. This is the first thing to look for when this > happens, and > > probably the first bit of advice to look for when this > happened before. > > One of the "hot" wires (window, vent, locks) in the door jamb > is likely > > shorting against the car body, probably due to cracked > insulation. It is > > possible that two wires are shorting against one another, but > that would > > probably not make the dome light come on. The plastic > insulation on those > > wires is brittle, especially after all this time. Check all > of them and > > make repairs as necessary. > > > > At least now you know which wiring harness to inspect. > > > > Paul W. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob van der Es <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Thu, 31 May 2007 1:55 am > > Subject: IML: The continuing saga about an interior dome > light that stays > > on at half power... > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > Last year I wrote to the list for help with regard to an > annoying problem > > with the interior dome-light of my 1960 Crown. > > For some reason the light stayed on at half power with the > doors closed, > > the light was shining at full power with a door open or when > the switch > > was set into the 'on' position. > > I never found the real reason, until yesterday.. > > > > The problem was cured last october by using a new 1004 bulb > in the > > dome-light, very strange indeed.. > > Until yesterday morning the problem came up again! Ofcourse I > thought to > > be smart and replaced the bulb immediately for another one. > > However, no result this time. > > > > I started thinking what has happened before the dome light > stayed on > > forever again.. > > The only thing I could remember that a passenger has take > ride with me in > > the car. So the front passenger door was openend, could it be > that.... > > > > I openend the passenger front door, and YES the interior dome > light that > > was still on at half power or so finally stopped shining!! > > So this must have something to do with the wiring harness > that is running > > through the front passenger door. I was bending the bundle of > wires a > > little and suddenly the dome light came on again at half > power!! > > > > I thought : @#@$%)#@~!, and started bending the wires again, > however > > without any result this time. The light stayes on at half > power. > > > > It must have something to do with the wires that running > through the front > > passenger door. But I don't see the point here : those wires > are for the > > electric window motor and the electric power door lock > switch. > > So how could these wires affect my interior dome light then. > > > > I am puzzled..anyone got a clue what is wrong here? > > And how to determine which wire is causing all the trouble, > cutting them > > one by one to see when the light goes out doesn't seem a > smart way if you > > ask me.. > > > > I hope somebody have the answer for me. > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Robert > > > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com > ----------------- > > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. > Please > > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will > be > > shared with everyone. 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