Something strange going on with car's dome light!

kiwikid2005, Apr 19, 12:52am
I've got a 1995 EE100 (NZ new) Corolla.

I'm trying to swap out a worn interior dome light assembly for a replacement one I've bought off here.

Before I took the original assembly out, it worked fine in terms of the switch and bulb. (i.e. it did what it's supposed to do when you flicked the switch between 'Door' . 'On' and 'Off'. but now I've put the replacement assembly in and it only works for 'Door' / 'Off'. and I get no light when all the doors are closed and I set the switch to 'On' manually. Just to add to the confusion, I put the original back in and now it's acting in exactly the same way as the replacement.

I admit I'm no DIY genius. but surely this is an easy fix. or is it not?

What am I missing? Something obvious? Any ideas?

Cheers heaps!

kiwikid2005, Apr 19, 12:57am
lol yup thanks. I thought about that already. and do have a torch in the car already. but still. :-)

gmphil, Apr 19, 1:05am
blew a fuse ! disconnect battery refit part check all wires connected replace fuse reconnect batry fingers crossed

intrade, Apr 19, 1:06am
blowen fuse? or missing ground wire now for the one circuit.

kiwikid2005, Apr 19, 1:16am
Thanks for that guys. will look into it.

accordb20a, Apr 19, 2:16am
interior lights commonly ground through the screws holding it onto the roof. which i guess is the problem somehow.

kiwikid2005, Mar 6, 7:05pm
Brilliant, cheers Accord.