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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 11:02 AM
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I have a 98' Trans Am Convertible
and the interior lights dont work at all

including the dome lights

wont work via door unlocking,
wont work via door opening

map lights are the same however wont work even with the switch

I have pulled the fuses and swapped with other ones and no luck
checked the bulbs with the exception of the maps lights

any ideas or places to start?

driving me CRAZY

thanks in advance..........
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 02:58 AM
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heres a link that might help

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....18&postcount=7
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 09:14 AM
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thanks 98boxer appreciate the link,
good read, but my issue is internal lighting in the compartment
cheers
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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still fighting this
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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Buller...
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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check under the dash and see if one of the grounds is loose.
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Originally Posted by transambandit
check under the dash
First piece of helpful advise i have had... THANKS!

can you tell me where the ground is located under the dash?
sincerely appreciate the help.
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Topless TA
First piece of helpful advise i have had... THANKS!

can you tell me where the ground is located under the dash?
sincerely appreciate the help.
when you pull the kick panel off you if you look near the top of the dash near the fuse panel you should see it, its a black wire and a bolt going into the frame.
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AWESOME....... i will check it out tonight
thanks 1,000,000
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 12:57 PM
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someone said a while ago they replaced the rear bumper and this happened. some short around the bumper.did they ever work? what have you done recently?
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Originally Posted by Flaring Afro
someone said a while ago they replaced the rear bumper and this happened. some short around the bumper.did they ever work? what have you done recently?
that is true, when i was vht-ing my taillights one of the bulbs ended up becoming loose and it caused the tailights and gauge cluster to go out, might want to check your taillights also, but then again it was because of a blown fuse and if he checked all the fuses then who knows. OP you checked both the fuses under the dash and under the hood right?
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