Spare Wires In The Door

[autickfordfairmont]

Hey guys, I have a '98 Fairmont, pulled the Window control panel out of the drivers door to replace some globes in there and found underneath a spare plug. It has two wires that look like courtesy light wiring. I havent tested this yet but thought i would ask, did the Fairmont Ghias have lights on the doors themsleves like the EF/EL down the bottom Right corner that you can see when it is open or what are they for???

Thanks Guys

[JC]

Originally Posted by autickfordfairmont

Hey guys, I have a '98 Fairmont, pulled the Window control panel out of the drivers door to replace some globes in there and found underneath a spare plug. It has two wires that look like courtesy light wiring. I havent tested this yet but thought i would ask, did the Fairmont Ghias have lights on the doors themsleves like the EF/EL down the bottom Right corner that you can see when it is open or what are they for???

Thanks Guys

Is that a plug with a green and a black wire? I've often wondered what it was for. Would be interesting to see what the answer is.

My Ghia has the courtesy lights in all four doors.

[JC]

I found a wiring diagram (thanks to Russ) which shows the Door courtesy lamps have a black/blue wire and a green/yellow wire. Diagram is here:
http://www.fordforums.com.au/photos/.../3AUW03C_w.jpg

[autickfordfairmont]

Is that a plug with a green and a black wire? I've often wondered what it was for. Would be interesting to see what the answer is.

Yeah thats them,

So some do have lights in the bottom corners, does anyone know the part numbers for these, have any pics so i can see what they look like???

Cheers

[JC]

I found these on the AU Parts database. I assume they are the right ones, but you would need to check with Ford to make sure - price is only indicative as the prices are a couple of years old.

AU 13777 A1 LAMP COURTESY DR, REPLACEMENT BULB : ELB 504, GHIA, MEDIUM GRAPHITE $20.70
AU 13777 A6 LAMP COURTESY DR, REPLACEMENT BULB : ELB 504, GHIA, WARM CHARCOAL $20.70

And the door trim part numbers complete with hole (though it may be cheaper to buy a stanley knife and make your own hole)
AU F23756 A1 INSERT DR TRIM RH, FRONT - MED GRAPHITE - CARPET, LESS HOLE FOR COURTESY LAMP, FAIRMONT $17.92
AU F23756 B1 INSERT DR TRIM RH, FRONT - MED GRAPHITE - CARPET, WITH CUT-OUT FOR COURTESY LAMP, GHIA $17.92
AU F23756 B6 INSERT DR TRIM RH, FRONT - WARM CHARCOAL - CARPET, WITH CUT-OUT FOR COURTESY LAMP, GHIA $17.92
AU F23757 A1 INSERT DR TRIM LH, FRONT - MED GRAPHITE - CARPET, LESS HOLE FOR COURTESY LAMP, FAIRMONT $17.92
AU F23757 B1 INSERT DR TRIM LH, FRONT - MED GRAPHITE - CARPET, WITH CUT-OUT FOR COURTESY LAMP, GHIA $17.92
AU F23757 B6 INSERT DR TRIM LH, FRONT - WARM CHARCOAL - CARPET, WITH CUT-OUT FOR COURTESY LAMP, GHIA $17.92
AU F27406 F1 PANEL - TRIM REAR DR, MEDIUM GRAPHITE - LEATHER, LESS COURTESY LAMP, RH, GHIA $319.00
AU F27406 F6 PANEL - TRIM REAR DR, LESS COURTESY LAMPS, RH, WARM CHARCOAL - LEATHER, (-)T-SERIES $306.00
AU F27407 F1 PANEL - TRIM REAR DR, LESS COURTESY LAMP, LH, MED GRAPHITE - LEATHER, GHIA $319.00
AU F27407 F6 PANEL - TRIM REAR DR, LESS COURTESY LAMP, LH, WARM CHARCOAL - LEATHER, (-)T-SERIES $294.00
AU F27628 A1 INSERT RR DR TRIM RH, WITH COURTESY LAMP, MEDIUM GRAPHITE - CARPET, FAIRLANE/GHIA/LTD $9.05
AU F27628 A6 INSERT RR DR TRIM RH, WITH COURTESY LAMP, WARM CHARCOAL - CARPET, GHIA/FAIRLANE $7.15
AU F27628 F1 INSERT RR DR TRIM RH, LESS COURTESY LAMP, MEDIUM GRAPHITE - CARPET, GHIA/FAIRLANE $30.80
AU F27628 F6 INSERT RR DR TRIM RH, LESS COURTESY LAMP, WARM CHARCOAL - CARPET, GHIA/FAIRLANE $30.80
AU F27629 A1 INSERT RR DR TRIM LH, WITH COURTESY LAMP, MEDIUM GRAPHITE - CARPET, FAIRLANE/GHIA/LTD $7.15
AU F27629 F1 INSERT RR DR TRIM LH, LESS COURTESY LAMP, MEDIUM GRAPHITE - CARPET, GHIA/FAIRLANE $30.80
AU F27629 F6 INSERT RR DR TRIM LH, LESS COURTESY LAMP, WARM CHARCOAL - CARPET, GHIA/FAIRLANE $30.80

[Bucknaked]

What are courtesy lights?

[JC]

Lights that say please and thankyou. No, that would be courteous lights.

They light up when you open the car door. The interior light and boot light are both courtesy lights.

[sfr rob]

they are annoying, useless bling!

no actually, they are great, helps you dodge dog/cat scat when getting out of your car on lawns!!!