Interior light wiring help!

[anonymous-user]

The interior light isn't working in my chim.

I've traced the wiring to just behind the passenger seat and noticed that it has been disconnected (I imagine because of the previous battery draining issues). I'd like to reconnect it - the only connector I can see is blue and also has the central looking running into it. There are three wires for the light the live and the switch wire have connectors on them but the negative just has a bare wire. Can anyone help? There isn't anything on this in the bible.

Cheers!

[SimonV8ster]

When mine didn't work the fuse had gone. Might be worth checking that as well. Can't help with the wiring though as didn't need to go that far.

[philmccann]

Hi there

Mine doesn't work either. I haven't gone into it as far as you because my alarm has been changed out at some time for a Cobra type, and I have until now assumed this is the cause. I will watch this thread with interest for any ideas though.

Sorry can't help

Phil

[anonymous-user]

philmccann said:

Hi there

Mine doesn't work either. I haven't gone into it as far as you because my alarm has been changed out at some time for a Cobra type, and I have until now assumed this is the cause. I will watch this thread with interest for any ideas though.

Sorry can't help

Phil

Just so you know, there is a flap behind the passenger seat that gives you easy access to the wiring...

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There should be 2 3 way (a male & a female) connectors that pair up. There have been reports of people chopping off the connectors when removing the rear hoop....

Dave

[Cider Andy]

I've just checked mine for you (1999 car - may be different).

Wiring from light:
PURPLE: +12V
PURPLE/RED: ground via door switch
BLACK: ground

Connector for the light itself has three pins. Mating connector from loom also contains just three wires and the colour code's the same.

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Cider Andy said:

PURPLE/RED: ground via door switch

Mine is P/Black and I thought they were all controlled from the courtesy light timer relay - not the door switch directly, so be aware of that when testing. Most cars also have the connectors 'spare' for installation of a courtesy light somewhere around the glove panel if you need to test connectivity/operation of the timer relay.

Dave

[anonymous-user]

Thanks for all the replies, I'll have a look for the connector this weekend when I get a chance. Cheers!

[Cider Andy]

spend said:

...and I thought they were all controlled from the courtesy light timer relay - not the door switch directly, so be aware of that when testing...

You're right, I only described the circuit simply, to distinguish the function of each wire at the lamp. But I suppose it could be important when testing.

How did I know it'd be you who noticed...

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Cider Andy said:

How did I know it'd be you who noticed...

only here to keep you from straying as they say "loose words cost lives"

or the US version "loose lips sink ships" even I would never accuse them of being such big tw@ts as that

Dave

[Aubrey]

spend said:

Cider Andy said:

How did I know it'd be you who noticed...

only here to keep you from straying as they say "loose words cost lives"

or the US version "loose lips sink ships" even I would never accuse them of being such big tw@ts as that

Dave

Haha I love it, 'tw@ts' comes up as an e-mail address on my mac because it has an '@' in it

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PH knows where I like to put my male

Dave