Interior lights not working

[TargaMK3Turbo]

So, ever since I bought the car, the dome lights won't work. Not matter if the door is open, or if I push on them, they still don't work. I replaced the bulbs, same thing.

The red squares on the doors light up fine, and all of my dash lights are ok also.

Would this be a fuse?

The only fuse block I have found is in the engine bay on the driver's side.

The fuses and relays in the engine bay seem to be fine, but iirc those aren't for the interior at all.

 

[IJ.]

The ground wires in the Dome lights are riveted in and get corroded.

First confirm there is power at the light assembly.

You can pull the assembly and give them a bit of a wiggle and see if they come on, if they do you can then use a bolt as a punch and rerivet them and this will give you another 15+ years

 

[suprahero]

^wise beyond his years.

 

[Justin727]

^wise beyond his ears.

you sir are correct

 

[isnms]

SupraMania > 1986.5 - 1992 (MKIII) Supra Discussion > MKIII Supra Reference/Tech-Tips > Dome light does not come on with door open

 

[TargaMK3Turbo]

Thanks, I'll check them as soon as it stops flooding over here :icon_bigg

Other than the engine bay fuses, where are some other located? I ask because I'm the type of person that likes to check those kinda things for no reason at all, and just to make sure everything is in propper working order.

 

[Saavedro88]

When your sitting in the drivers seat the interior fuse box is right next to your left foot in the kick panel. There's a small removable panel right next to the dead pedal.

 

[Clied]

Ha! I had the same problem ever since I bought my car and decided to work on it yesterday and actually fixed it!

It was a ground problem like what IJ said. It was weired I would unplug it and plug it back in and it would work but only if the middle switch was pushed in to the left side. If I were to move the switch to the right side I'd lose all power and I'd have to unplug it and then plug it back in and try to get the bulbs to light up again.

I don't know if it will work for you but it did for me. Next time you remove the dome light try to shake or wiggle the wires, anything to get the bulbs to light up (if it is in fact a ground issue) and just make sure to leave the middle switch to the left side and you should be fine. If your cars like mine it should work.

Good Luck!:icon_bigg

Oh yea if your other interior lights work but not your dome lights you don't have to worry about the fuse in the kick panel as its fine. If it was blown none of your interior lights would work at all. Also use a test light to see if there is voltage going to the bulbs.

 

[Quin]

An LED works for a test light, in case you were wondering.

 

[gtsfirefighter]

The ground wires in the Dome lights are riveted in and get corroded.

First confirm there is power at the light assembly.

You can pull the assembly and give them a bit of a wiggle and see if they come on, if they do you can then use a bolt as a punch and rerivet them and this will give you another 15+ years

Mine don't work either, but haven't cared enough to try and find out why since the car is in millions of pieces.

I just love it when info like this falls in my lap.

 

[IJ.]

LOL owned my car for 10 years and only fixed mine a few years back

Usually just pulling the light assembly out is enough to break the corrosion and they'll work for a little while but smacking the rivets is required for a perm fix.

 

[sixpatch]

I've checked the fuses, replaced the bulbs, removed the light assembly and still can't find the problem. Any ideas? Besides hotwiring it. )

 

[sixpatch]

Ok. I stand corrected. Even if the rivets look absolutely fine, replace them with screws!! That fixed my problem immediately!