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can anyone help me out here and maybee tell me why my dome light dont come on when i open up my driver door. it does on my passenger side... i took out that little switch on the bottom and replaced it with two others from my parts car, and still nothing... any ideas?
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93 L plus 5 speed, custom herculined paint job, custom billet grille
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Does power get to the door switch?Last edited by bravekozak; 03-16-2012, 09:31 PM. -
If it on when you open the passenger door. I'm thinking maybe a bad wire to the door. Or maybe a wire to the dome light is bad.
89 Festiva. carby. needs repairs!!First time owner
89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
Bought for mpg and only paid $250
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Mine has a poor switch on it. Sometimes it works sometimes it don't. My passager side don't work. It's on my list to things to fix.
89 Festiva. carby. needs repairs!!First time owner
89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
Bought for mpg and only paid $250
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Try spraying the switch with WD-40 or electrical contact cleaner? If you have a volt meter or test light you can check if the wire is live.Last edited by WmWatt; 03-16-2012, 10:20 PM.Original owner of silver grey carburetted 1989 Festiva. 105k km as of June 2006. 140k km as of June 2021.Comment
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that switch is a ground switch, it needs to have a clean contact to the chassis to make it workTrees aren't kind to me...
currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.
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Yeap. Just worked for mine. Unscrewed the two screws. Scraped around body and reconnected. Works like a charm.Originally posted by FestYboy View Post
89 Festiva. carby. needs repairs!!First time owner
89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
Bought for mpg and only paid $250
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Are we talking about cleaning the switch in the door or the switch in the light itself?Comment
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Open the door and look at the bottom rear of the door opening in theOriginally posted by caprisecca View Post
car. Back where most of you are this probably rusts and makes a bad electrical
connection.Reflex paint by Langeman...Lifted...Tow Rig
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I give the light a good smack, Probably not your problem but the way those bulbs sit in they can bounce weird and get a poor contact surface.Owner of:
1991 Red Festiva L, 5 speed (Swagger Wagon)
In progress:
BP+G25MR swap, Kia rio axles hopefully.Comment
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great. i'll be doing that first thing tommorow to see if that does the trick for mine. thx for the input93 L plus 5 speed, custom herculined paint job, custom billet grille
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