photoman9988

I have a '99 T/A, and I noticed at night that the buttons on my doors, (windows, locks, ect.) don't light up whereas they do in my '98 Grand Am. Are they supposed to?

wssix99

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no, but...

There is a little red lens in the molding around the door handle, which has a small bulb/light behind it that illuminates the switch panel. If it does not light up, you should take the molding off (held on by one phillips screw) and see if the light bulb is good and/or the bulb is installed in the socket.

photoman9988

Well what exactly is it supposed to light up?

nemss1

there is a small hole in the handle moulding. hole is above switches and light shines down frm that hole onto the switches

therealcreeper

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i didn't know about these lights either. one of mine is on and i never noticed it til i read one of these threads.

wssix99

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This thread has some good pictures of a mod done to make them brighter: https://ls1tech.com/forums/stereo-el...oor-panel.html

Keep in mind that stock lights are not nearly this bright. But -> the bulbs do go out, so if you don't have any light on the switches, the socket is either out of place or your bulb is just burned out.

4WOFURY

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Do these bulbs get mind blowingly hot like the ashtray bulb? I put a bulb in there to see what it was like and smelled burnt plastc so I took it back out.

wssix99

iTrader: (5)

Mind blowingly - no. But finger burningly - yes. The do get hot, but should be find if it isn't contacting any plastic.

68Goatboy

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if you look closely at the buttons on the door, the functions are painted on with paint. they are not back lit. as others have said, a small light above the switches lights up so you can see them.

wht01ws6ta

iTrader: (45)

Wow, who needs map lights with those things on?