None of my interior lights are working at the moment so tonight after work I decided to investigate (in the dark - stupid I know). The main interior light looks like it will be solved with a simple bulb change as when I took the bulb out the cap fell off the end of it so it's well knackered anyway. I can't quite understand the map reading lights though. Using my multimeter I find no feed to the red/black wire which I imagine should be the live feed. Where does this feed come from? I've tried looking behind the panel behind the passenger seat with the light control relay but the only wire thats the same colour behind there goes to the relay which already seems to have a positive feed (relay disconnected) - is this right?. I know that this is definately the problem as when I connect this live feed to the map light plug the lights work perfectly. Any ideas? Also I found a set of diodes attached to the wires for the light control relay - just out of curiosity what are these for?

 

Thanks,

Vern

Anyone? I've tried a new bulb in the main interior light and it's not worked so I've tested some more and found that it's the live feed there's an issue with. The wiring diagram shows that one of the lives at the relay should be linked to the interior lights and it isn't. There's 12v at the wire at the relay but 0 at the lights and no continuity between the wire at the relay and both the lights - and also no continuity between the lights. Does anyone know where the join is?

 

Cheers,

Vern

Not 100% sure (dodgy memory!) but I think the wires run along to the back of the headlining where they plug in to the loom that the tailgate is connected to. This then travels down the O/S pillar behind the drivers seat.

 

Have You dropped the headlining? If not it's not a hard job, just involves a lot of unscrewing.

Not 100% sure (dodgy memory!) but I think the wires run along to the back of the headlining where they plug in to the loom that the tailgate is connected to. This then travels down the O/S pillar behind the drivers seat.

 

Have You dropped the headlining? If not it's not a hard job, just involves a lot of unscrewing.

 

Sounds like the potential problem if there's a connector then. Haven't dropped the headlining as yet as all the work I've been doing at the moment has been in the dark and as you can imagine it's quite tricky. I'll drop the headlining tomorrow as I'm off work.

 

Cheers,

Vern

Once that's out the way you will see the loom and hopefully it'll be a simple fix for you mate.