Alright got home from the gym last night and noticed my interior lights didnt come on when I turned the key off ( 99 Sedan ) so I tried to turn on the dome manually and no dice nor did it work when I opened the door. The funny thing is, is that the light by the Rear View mirror works fine. I have pulled almost every fuse and nothing is blown. Does anyone know what the interior lights are tied into? Oh and yes I know there is an interior light fuse in the engine bay and that is for the light that works by the rear view. Here is my fuse box cover for EK. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

have you checked the bulb?

 

yes I have. I cant really remember but I think I also have lights under the dash and in the golve box, am I right? I never really paid any attention. I havent had time to spend time to diagnose it but everything that I have tried is working just not my interior light .

 

Going to go and get a light bulb right now, it still looks good but you never know. Ill be pissed but happy if thats it haha.

 

DAMNIT! It was the bulb but the bulb looked perfect.

 

it usually is what u least expect

 

I appreciate your help though.

 

same thing happened to me, i checked the fuses anyways.

 

well i kind have the same problem in a 98 EX but it turns on when i move the switch but not when its in the middle and it should turn on when i open the door because it has to turn automatically....
anyone know the problem????

 

nobody????
come on people give me a hint!

 

so no one knows why my light doesnt turn on when i open the door????

 

obviously its your door open sensor.... and stop bumping this thread

 

lol... yea my bad

 

you may want to take it out and check the connections and make sure it can move freeley.

 

Wow talk about a thread high jack!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by plshrk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wow talk about a thread high jack! </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol, in this circusstance your question has already been answered.... so instead of someone making a new thread he decided to use this one, which is alright imo. concentrated information ftw.

 

^^^^ alright!!! :thumup:
no highjacking here i thaught why make a new thread when i could use this one which is almost the same!!
anyways so the door sensor is the problem i should remove the panel and look for the wires... but u know what they look like or where exactly are they located???

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MDM &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">^^^^ alright!!! :thumup:
no highjacking here i thaught why make a new thread when i could use this one which is almost the same!!
anyways so the door sensor is the problem i should remove the panel and look for the wires... but u know what they look like or where exactly are they located???</TD></TR></TABLE>

i havent messed with one but im sure theres a diagram floating around...........

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MDM &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well i kind have the same problem in a 98 EX but it turns on when i move the switch but not when its in the middle and it should turn on when i open the door because it has to turn automatically....
anyone know the problem????</TD></TR></TABLE>
Do you have a stock radio?

For the '96-'98 Civics, the dome light and keyless will stop working if you remove the stock radio. The dome light can be fixed with wiring (how-to probably on this site), but the keyless brain is on the radio so the radio must be there for it keyless to work.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NOFX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Do you have a stock radio?

For the '96-'98 Civics, the dome light and keyless will stop working if you remove the stock radio. The dome light can be fixed with wiring (how-to probably on this site), but the keyless brain is on the radio so the radio must be there for it keyless to work.</TD></TR></TABLE>

do u mean w/o the oem radio the dome light will stop working entireley? becuause i guess his will work just not when set on open door activation.... and what do u mean keyless... thee beeping when the door is open?.... i think u need to more specific in your posts.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by akunamatta &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do u mean w/o the oem radio the dome light will stop working entireley? becuause i guess his will work just not when set on open door activation.... and what do u mean keyless... thee beeping when the door is open?.... i think u need to more specific in your posts.</TD></TR></TABLE>
It will just stop working.

Keyless is what some Civics have where the doors can be locked and unlocked remotely. It's factory on some trims like the EX and Si.

I don't need to be more specific. I'm very clear. You just don't understand what I'm talking about. That's not my fault. Most people on here understand what keyless is (LOTS of cars come with it) and when I say "the dome light won't work" it's not condtional. It just means it won't work.

 

She's saying the dome light is integrated into the wiring mapping of the radio, without the radio, the circuitry of the dome light ends. Thus why on many aftermarket alarm/deck installs the OEM radio must be tucked back into the dash or a new loom must be made to retain Keyless entry and your dome light.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">She's saying the dome light is integrated into the wiring mapping of the radio, without the radio, the circuitry of the dome light ends. Thus why on many aftermarket alarm/deck installs the OEM radio must be tucked back into the dash or a new loom must be made to retain Keyless entry and your dome light.</TD></TR></TABLE>
New wiring will fix the dome light, but not the keyless. The keyless brain is actually a part of the radio. If you remove the radio, the keyless brain is gone and now the signal cannot be recieved from the remote. Therefore, the keyless wont' ever work unless a new radio/brain is installed.

 

Huh, I didn't know that about the keyless. Thanks for the update.

 

good info but unless i misread something i dont think its mdm a's problem.... his just doesnt work when the door is open, however it DOES work when he turns the switch in the always on position.