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Old 03-08-2011, 10:00 AM
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Dome Light doesnt work

A few days ago my dome light and rear view mirrror lights stopped working. Im pretty sure its just a fuse, but a lot of my fuses aren't labeled for some reason...... so could somebody help me figure out which one it is? I did a search but couldnt really find what i was looking for. Its a 92 RS, thanks
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Here's a wiring diag with your fuse box:

http://www.austinthirdgen.org/mkport..._continued.gif

All other wiring diags: http://www.austinthirdgen.org/index.php?pid=19

Might be a door switch stuck closed - they can rust and get stuck. The door switches control the ground side, not the power side of the circuit. Door closed means switch is open and no ground for the lights - door open means switch is closed and the lights get a ground.
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Re: Dome Light doesnt work

If it's the fuse, there are quite a few things that won't work either. Cigarette lighter (most likely culprit to blow the fuse), horn, electric door locks (if equipped), electric hatch release (if equipped), under hood light, to name a few.
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Re: Dome Light doesnt work

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If it's the fuse, there are quite a few things that won't work either. Cigarette lighter (most likely culprit to blow the fuse), horn, electric door locks (if equipped), electric hatch release (if equipped), under hood light, to name a few.
Its funny because I have all of these things equipped, but none of them work at the moment haha all work in progress
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Re: Dome Light doesnt work

Originally Posted by camaronewbie
Here's a wiring diag with your fuse box:

http://www.austinthirdgen.org/mkport..._continued.gif

All other wiring diags: http://www.austinthirdgen.org/index.php?pid=19

Might be a door switch stuck closed - they can rust and get stuck. The door switches control the ground side, not the power side of the circuit. Door closed means switch is open and no ground for the lights - door open means switch is closed and the lights get a ground.
Thanks a lot ill check this out immediately
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