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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Interior lights intermitantly working

When my truck is unlocked and I open a door the interior lights don't always come on. I remember a post a few years ago about this but couldn't find it. Any suggestions on what to check or clean. Is it a switch or wire somewhere to check? It is on all the doors, like I said most of the time they work but at night when I need them is when it seems to happens.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by F-250 Super Duty
When my truck is unlocked and I open a door the interior lights don't always come on. I remember a post a few years ago about this but couldn't find it. Any suggestions on what to check or clean. Is it a switch or wire somewhere to check? It is on all the doors, like I said most of the time they work but at night when I need them is when it seems to happens.

When else but at night would you really even notice the light not coming on....hehehehe...mine don't work at all....EVER....

OK, but seriously, because this happens with any or all doors, it sounds like a short/ loose wire at the dome itself, under the headliner...check there first, if that's the spot, it should be pretty cheap to fix it, wire strippers and a butt connector and you'll be illuminated again....yayyy, wouldn't it be great if everything really went that smoothly.....hahahahaha
 
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 11:11 PM
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I would trace the wires back from the light itself.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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Yeah, I thought there was a thread somewhere on here about cleaning contacts or something....
 
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