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Old 16-04-2006, 05:41 PM   #1
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My interior lights stay on when I lock my car and they don't go off, I am told by a auto elec that it could be the Body Control Module under the dash. Does anyone know if it could be something simpler or if any companies sell changover units that would be cheaper. My car is an AU wagon series one.


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Old 16-04-2006, 05:47 PM   #2
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There's a little lever on your headlight switch ... make sure it is not flicked to the top notch ... it should be halfway down. Hard to describe ... but someone can post a picture.

There are 3 settings ... lowest means low instrumentation lighting ... middle is brighter instrumentation lighting .... and top means interior light on.

Check this out first.
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Old 16-04-2006, 07:08 PM   #3
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yeah I have already checked that
This is a little more terminal than that
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Old 17-04-2006, 12:03 AM   #4
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try hitting the switch, may be faulty, sometimes hitting things a few times fixes it. people usually discover this when they are angry and just hit things out of fustration.
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Old 17-04-2006, 07:22 AM   #5
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try hitting the switch, may be faulty, sometimes hitting things a few times fixes it. people usually discover this when they are angry and just hit things out of fustration.
My maps lights are like that .... and my LCD backlighting used to be the same too ... hee hee. Oh yeah ... my ute reverse light worked after a frustrating punch as well.
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Old 17-04-2006, 11:51 AM   #6
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My interior lights stay on when I lock my car and they don't go off... My car is an AU wagon series one.
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I had this problem, also with a Series 1 wagon! I found that one of the rear courtesy lights had melted an internal rubber, which the actual switch rocks on. This made the circuit stay closed, thus leaving the lights on.

I bought two from FTG (site sponsor) changed them and problem solved.

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Old 17-04-2006, 08:31 PM   #7
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My interior lights stay on when I lock my car and they don't go off, I am told by a auto elec that it could be the Body Control Module under the dash. Does anyone know if it could be something simpler or if any companies sell changover units that would be cheaper. My car is an AU wagon series one.


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Glenboy ..tell your mechanic to stick it.!! I had the same problem and it turned out to be a faulty globe on the interior back seat light in the hood lining. Pull out the assemblies/globes and probability is that it will be ok again.
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