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Old 10-28-2010, 10:53 PM
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ok as it says guys i completely disasembled my car for paint and after putting the doors and rear hatch back on the interior lights still wont go off any ideas?
Old 10-29-2010, 07:37 AM
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if you put the key in the ignition, do you get the door ajar chime? When you tun on the car, is your hatch light illuminated? Did you check the dimmer switch at the headlight control? The switches on the rear view mirror?
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checked the dome light control first obviously and its not in the all the way up notch.. ill check the rest of that stuff
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could still use some help guys the door chime doesnt come on but the interior lights wont go out any ideas?
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Either:
- Your dimmer switch is on or bad.
- The switches on the mirrors are on.
- One of the door or hatch sensors is sensing the door is open.
- Your BCM is bad. (not likely)

If your BCM is sensing an open drivers door or hatch, you'll get an indication of that when the car is on or the key is put in the ignition. Did you hook all of the latch sensors up in the doors when you re-assembled the car?

What happens if you let the car sit for a while with the doors shut? Do the lights eventually go out?
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i reassembled the doors myself. i have no idea which sensors are the latch sensors but when i put them back together there were the two plugs in each door i knew one was obviously for the auto locks wasnt sure what the other one was for.. they both got re connected on each side.. ill keep digging




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