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Old Nov 21, 2019 | 04:38 PM
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None of my dome/dash interior lights are working..fuse is good..what else can I look for ?
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Old Nov 21, 2019 | 06:44 PM
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Cargo light doesn't work aswell..my aftermarket radio does work though
 

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Old Nov 21, 2019 | 07:46 PM
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Cargo light doesn't work aswell..my aftermarket radio does work though
Did you recently put the aftermarket radio in? Sometimes when people do that it can cause things to not work properly.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2019 | 07:48 PM
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Yes and no .. I've looked behind the radio and everything seems intact.. there's not even much back there...
can someone please help me pinpoint this issue
 
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Yes and no .. I've looked behind the radio and everything seems intact.. there's not even much back there...
can someone please help me pinpoint this issue
Were all the lights working prior to you changing the radio? Trying to get the backstory and see what could've caused this issue to occur for you.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2019 | 07:57 PM
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Yes and even after I believe, I'm really not sure where and what happened
 
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Old Nov 21, 2019 | 08:02 PM
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I'd really appreciate if someone could help me pinpoint this, I don't know what connects where to even check, but the fuses are good and have been swapped etc..
 
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Old Nov 22, 2019 | 12:54 PM
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Very interested in this thread as none of my interior lights are working either.
Biggest difference - I don't have an aftermarket stereo and fuse #35 keeps blowing. Thus, I know I have a short or something somewhere, but I'm not a good electrical troubleshooter.
 
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Similar issue on my 1996 ram van b3500. Was wiring interior light when ground and pow touched sparked and no more light. thought i heard a pop but went to check the fuses and they all check out. Anyone know if there is a separate location for interior lights? Tested the relay and that is working when i activate the switch to the lights.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2020 | 02:10 AM
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Yes and no .. I've looked behind the radio and everything seems intact.. there's not even much back there...
can someone please help me pinpoint this issue
Hey bro, my problem happened to be a broken wire UNDERNEATH the fuse box under the hood..he loosened the fuse box lifted it up and underneath you could see one broken wire, turns out it was the wire for all my interior lights lol.

Hope you get it solved !
 
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