IML: The half-lit dome light

[Joe Strickland <jwstrick426@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob;

Did you ever find the cause/solution for the dome light being at half 
brightness?  You mentioned the possibility of cutting wires which 
sounded drastic.  Perhaps by removing the electrical tape or other 
protective wrapping around the bundle of wires going to/from the 
passenger door you could move or flex individual wires until you find 
the offending wire.  Then the wire could be replaced and the bundle of 
wires secured together again with electrical tape or whatever was 
originally used.

The way the dome lamp circuit works is that there is 12 volts DC always 
present on the pink wiring to the lamp and the yellow wire coming from 
the lamp receptacle is the side that gets grounded to turn the lamp on. 
 As you mentioned before, any other item that were to short to the 
yellow lead such as a motor winding etc. could make the lamp turn on at 
reduced brightness.

If you have to replace a section of wire, be sure to get the same AWG 
gauge and try to find wire that has the same number and size of 
individual strands that make up the overall AWG gauge size.

I hope you find a solution.

Joe S.


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