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(Message started by: roger_howes on Sep 18^th, 2006, 10:09am)

Title: Interior & Door lights stopped working
Post by roger_howes on Sep 18^th, 2006, 10:09am

Hello all,

Car has been standing for 5 days. None of the interior lights or door lights would work, including the illumination for the passenger visor.

Started the car & ran it for a short time - no difference.

Checked fuse 24 (Interior lights and Audio) and it was OK. Radio was working OK anyway.

Anyone any ideas?

Thanks.

Roger.

Title: Re: Interior & Door lights stopped working
Post by stan on Sep 18^th, 2006, 10:33am

hi-check fuse no 36 in the aux fuse box,don't just look remove and replace with a different one,paul B had this problem with his lights went through a long list and ended up with this fuse it wasn't blown,but when changed lights worked ???.hth

Title: Re: Interior & Door lights stopped working
Post by roger_howes on Sep 18^th, 2006, 10:55am

Many thanks, Stan.

Will have a look tonight if I get home soon enough.

Roger.

Title: Re: Interior & Door lights stopped working
Post by roger_howes on Sep 19^th, 2006, 7:43am

Thanks Stan, that did the trick.

I see that the fuse is for the battery power saver circuit, and is 10 amps.

My car was not originally fitted with door lights and illuminated passenger visor. I retro fitted these and took the power off the footwell lights. Perhaps I should have upped the rating of fuse 36! Or is it not as simple as that?

Do cars with factory fitted door lights have a higher than 10 amp fuse rating for fuse 36? I would be interested to hear from other owners.

My car was registered April '97.

Thanks again Stan.

Regards.

Roger.

Title: Re: Interior & Door lights stopped working
Post by Tompion on Sep 19^th, 2006, 9:25am

The extra load for the lights doesn't go through this fuse, so it stays 10 amp.

Dave

Title: Re: Interior & Door lights stopped working
Post by roger_howes on Sep 19^th, 2006, 10:27am

Thanks Dave.

Any suggestions why the fuse has blown?

Roger.

Title: Re: Interior & Door lights stopped working
Post by Tompion on Sep 19^th, 2006, 6:19pm

Don't know why it might have blown, mine went when I had the interior light out to look at the aerial.

The other symptom was the warning buzzer going when I put it into drive.

Dave

Title: Re: Interior & Door lights stopped working
Post by fat_kalim on Oct 20^th, 2006, 12:06pm

EXACTLY the same with me. when i took out the interior light