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Old 10-07-2006, 01:20 AM
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Hello, I tried the search engine and couldn't really find anything that would help me. Ok, here is the problem: The light in the headliner does not work at all, and I have tried new bulbs and checked the fuse. Any suggestions on fixing the problem? I will not bring it to a dealership to get it checked, waste of money. TIA!




 
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Could be a wire broken somewhere. it doesn't even work if u turn it on manualy via headlight switch?
 
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if you have to trace the wires, they are glued to the top of the headliner, then run down the rear quarter panel, then into a plug by the top driverside corner of the back seat...then they run down to the floor and along the edge of the floor into a wire harness by the lip under the rear seat and then up to the dash
 
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take it u traced them before Spud? lol
 
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Default RE: light in headliner not working, how do I fix it?

a few times, but ive also stripped out alot of neons in past years.....i think about a dozen
 
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Default RE: light in headliner not working, how do I fix it?

There is a fuse under the hood for interior light. Try that, mine went out probably from playing under the dash too much with the battery connected lol
 
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Default RE: light in headliner not working, how do I fix it?

Thanks Spud, I will be taking out the headliner and other nes. parts to figre out whats wrong with the wire. Have you ever seen people who have redone their headliner in a new material? I probably will end up doing mine over since I will have it out, but I am not sure what material to use. I dont want it to look crazy so it wont be any strange colors or anything.. lol

Beretta, I already checked the fuse.


 
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Could be a wire broken somewhere. it doesn't even work if u turn it on manualy via headlight switch?
but like neoncrazy said can u turn it on manually. if you can then its just ur pin switch for your door has a bad ground prolly what mine was doing would go on with all the other doors but the driver one lol so i just unscrewed it then put it back in and it works fine
 
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Default RE: light in headliner not working, how do I fix it?

its easy to redo the headliner in a different material.....i have my old headliner sitting in my basement that i redid in kinda like a blue velvet type of material....thats the one thing i didnt have a picture of in the car.....
 



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