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Old 01-03-10, 05:36 PM
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Default 96 dome light doesnt come on for back doors

the front 2 doors work, but the back 2 dont. i see there is buttons, but when either back 1 is open, the dome light doesnt come on. and yes, the door switch is activated on the light
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Does the door ajar warning light in the instrument panel come on when the rear doors are open? And do you have a stock radio, or has it been upgraded?
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I had that problem too. Somehow the circuit wasn't solid when I checked with an ohm meter for my car. Eventually I forgot about it since I never use the back seats anyway lol
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There are two connectors that the wire to the back doors, pass thru. My guess is that one of them have been damaged. My car has the same problem, but I never use the back seat, I cannot justify the effort to repair it. I do not even know if the rear windows work on my car LOL.
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Originally Posted by GEORGE_JET
Does the door ajar warning light in the instrument panel come on when the rear doors are open? And do you have a stock radio, or has it been upgraded?
no. it never did come on, and neither did the instument panel. And yes, I do have and after market, but even with the oem, i still had the same problem
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The reason I asked about the radio was to eliminate the possibility of mis-wiring when it was installed. But since it had the problem with the original equipment, you have already answered the next question.

Both rear door switches are hooked in parallel, the wire then runs thru two connectors and then splices into the same wire as the front passenger door. The driver door is hooked up with a diode to isolate it. I assume the front passenger door is working?

Do you have access to a DVM (multimeter), if so I will look up the connector locations, and pin-out. With that info you will be able to see app where the break in the circuit is. Chances are that you will at some point, need to remove the drivers seat. It will also take a few hours work. If you feel up to that I will look up the info for you.
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i can get access. and yes, i would like that info. thanks
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I collected the diagrams and connector pics, PM me with your email, and I will send you a copy in word doc form.
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