[V8] FW: All right: this is odd

[Scott DeWitt]

Try opening other doors to see if the lights work. Then try to wiggle the door light switch in the door sill to wear off any corrosion. 

---- 32VQUATTRO <ALLANVEGA at COMCAST.NET> wrote: 
> The interior lights have two triggers. The lights have constant 12v+ at all 
> times. The overhead switches provide a constant ground when turned on. The 
> door pin switches provide a momentary ground which triggers a relay to 
> provide a  30 sec pulsed ground. (This is why the lights stay on after you 
> close the door,unless you put the key in the ignition or lock the doors with 
> the key) Your problem  will  either be the relay, or door pin switches. I'm 
> guessing that your door pin switches on the other doors may have been bad 
> for a while and you didn't notice it till the drivers door pin switch 
> failed. Hope this helps. Al
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Roger Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>
> To: <V8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 10:19 AM
> Subject: [V8] FW: All right: this is odd
> 
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> > I got my car back from the wrench this week.  I drove it last night for 
> > the
> > first time after dark and found that the interior lights...the overhead
> > lights and the footwell lights are not working when any of the doors open.
> >
> > The overhead lights work find with their respective switches, but I can't
> > get any of the interior lights to work with the door switch.
> >
> > So, it seems to me that this isn't a fuse issue.  But what else is there,
> > unless it somehow has something to do with the delay process.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Roger
> >
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