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Old 01-17-2022, 05:51 PM
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My dome lights and glove light aren’t working. Radio and gauges ARE working. Checked the #9 fuse, it was blown. Thought that was it, but put a new fuse in and didn’t fix the problem.

Tried button on cargo dome light, as well as dimmer switch.

Any suggestions about where to start?
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You didn't say what model year. If 97 and newer check fuse #16 in the PDC (underhood fuse box). It's a 15 amp. Not sure on earlier year models.
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It's a 96, but I solved it. The PO ran a new constant 12v wire directly to the battery, so the pink wire on the harness was unused. I tried using the pink wire suspecting it had something to do with the dome light circuit but it didn't power the stereo, so I assume the PO cut it. Anyhow, I spliced the pink wire from the harness to the other hot wire from the battery, and that made the dome lights and key halo work. Then I connected both to the stereo harness, and everything works. Not sure exactly why-- maybe PO cut pink wire somewhere downstream so it's not receiving constant batt voltage, but there are circuits that run off it that I re-powered by splicing it into the new 12v wire?
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