What tells the car the door is open? Where's the switch, button, etc.
12-25-2005, 01:10 PM
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What tells the car the door is open? Where's the switch, button, etc. It used to be a long time ago on cars there was a brass button by the door hinges so when the door opened the dome lights would come on. Since my dome lights do not work, the fuses are all good, and I just got the car out of the shop (they were inside the pass. door panel) I thought maybe it was that.
There are no switches so what activates the dome light when the door is open.
BTW - I can turn on the lights in the rear view mirror but the dome lights (rear and mirror) do not come on with the dimmer switch or doors open.
There are no switches so what activates the dome light when the door is open.
BTW - I can turn on the lights in the rear view mirror but the dome lights (rear and mirror) do not come on with the dimmer switch or doors open.
12-25-2005, 04:55 PM
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Not there on my car. I have a 98 vert, not that should make any difference.
I've been told its where the door latches. I can see two wires inside the big opening just above the latch on the door. This is where the round safety catch goes into the door.
I have no idea how it works though as there seems to be no moving parts that trigger it.
I've been told its where the door latches. I can see two wires inside the big opening just above the latch on the door. This is where the round safety catch goes into the door.
I have no idea how it works though as there seems to be no moving parts that trigger it.
12-25-2005, 05:29 PM
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The switch is in your door latches,this switch is an open circuit when your doors are closed when u open your door, switch becomes a closed circuit telling the bcm the door is open real simple operation.
12-25-2005, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 317indy
Go out and take a photo of the inside of your door, and Ill gladly point it out for you :-)
Pass door just the same
Here it is, they moved it inside the door.
You can easily see the plug and barely see the wires in this photo.
Last edited by Mark A. Rogalski; 12-25-2005 at 07:31 PM.
