98 Max, passenger door ajar light shorted?
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98 Max, passenger door ajar light shorted?
Swapping in LEDs for the door ajar lights, with them turned on. I did disconnect the battery because of an issue with inspection in the past. So, as I am wiggling out the bulb of the socket, it looks like it shorted out. Flickered and such. Tested both LED panels on the driver's door and they both worked fine. Did not see any fuse related specifically to that door light. So, am I screwed?
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I did put the regular light in it, both of them actually. Even tried flipping both sides on the regular and LED bulbs.
#5
I THINK, the 97-99 are the same but not sure
I just checked, and 95-96 are the same, as is 97-99. but 95-96 is different than the 97-99.
Last edited by Amerikaner83; 04-24-2013 at 07:55 PM.
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Okay, so I'm pretty stumped. Just tested this a little further. Both incandescent bulbs work, just throwing out the LEDs out of the picture here. I removed the working driver's side courtesy light socket and plugged it into the passenger side. It doesn't work. But, the window button works on the passenger side as well. So something is shot in the wiring I guess? Doubt it's even a fuse because nothing seems to match up to it directly.
#9
Okay, so I'm pretty stumped. Just tested this a little further. Both incandescent bulbs work, just throwing out the LEDs out of the picture here. I removed the working driver's side courtesy light socket and plugged it into the passenger side. It doesn't work. But, the window button works on the passenger side as well. So something is shot in the wiring I guess? Doubt it's even a fuse because nothing seems to match up to it directly.
sounds about right...but when you say both incandescent bulbs work, you mean in the passemger side?
The window button on the passenger side is a different circuit on that switch than the courtesty light portion.
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Both incandescent bulbs were tested in the working socket, which is on the driver's door. They both work. I tested the working bulbs in the socket that isn't working, which is the passenger's side. They both don't go on.
#12
Likely just need a new RF window switch. You can take it apart and see if it's repairable if you feel comfortable with electronics repair. I might short one out and see exactly what gets damaged this weekend.
#15
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