81-83 Entry lighting, power mirrors

[Dan M Wing <imp1983@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi William,

 

Yep, those halos are supposed to come on when the handle is lifted.

When you pull up on the handle, the interior courtesy lamps come on,

the dash lights up, and the halos are supposed to shine around the lock

so that you can see to put the key in at night.  The relay stays on for about

10 seconds or so, and you can hear it click off as the lights shut off.

 

As far as the power mirrors, I have no experience with them at all.  -sorry.

You said you checked the FSM.  I am surprised it doesn't have a section.

I never noticed that.  (I assume you have both books?  One is Electrical and

Emission Systems (I think) and the other is Body and Engine, or something

like that, I don't have them handy.)  I'll take a gander at mine anyway.

 

Hope this helps you . . .

 

On Tue, 13 May 2003 22:43:56 -0600 "William" <mopar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Thanks Dan,

    I will have to play around with that one, and I will let you know what I find out. Before I drive myself mad diagnosing the illuminated entry system, I need to get a confirmation on how it is supposed to work. I am assuming that the interior courtesy lamps and key ring halo should illuminate when the outside door handle is lifted, even if the door remains closed (ie, is locked). Mine only come on when the door is opened. I am suspecting that my relay may be shot, as the switch in the door tests OK.

    As for the mirrors, all the power mirrors I have appear to be heated, as they have a 6 way connector, with a purple wire supplying power for the element. I am not sure why the one is marked as heated, and the other 3 aren't. Some work, some don't. Is there any way to take these mirrors apart to service either the motors or the heater? I tried to disassemble one, but did not get very far. I can find nothing in the FSM on the power mirrors either.

Thanks,

William

83 EFi

Edmonton, Canada

 

Dan Wing
Marcy, NY USA

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