[V8] FW: All right: this is odd

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Roger,

I agree with Al.  Had the same thing happen on an old Passat I had.  Ended
up being a defective door switch on the front passenger side iirc.
Basically, carefully remove each switch (jiggle first in case of loose
contact) and ground out to test. I'll bet that's what your problem is.
They're the same switches they used in all the 5k/100/200 cars. BTW, If you
find they're all good with the rubber covers except one that has a torn
rubber boot, I'd suspect the one with the torn boot (moisture getting in and
corrosion prone).

Best,

Ingo

On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 10:37 AM, 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
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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