Lighting Issues - Interior - Help Please

[Aurora]

Ok, I'll keep this brief.

My shifter light went out on me, so I took the waterfall bottom parts apart to get to it. Since I don't use the cubby hole light for anything (and they're the same bulb size) I just went to swap the bulbs around.

Thing is, the cubby hole light didn't light up in the shifter light place, so I swapped them back around figuring I'd need a new bulb...but the now neither of the bulbs work.

I've checked every single fuse both internally and under the hood and nothing is out. All other lights are functioning perfectly.

Thoughts??

[The_Butcher]

hmm. pinched wire??

[Jaspers_xB]

Hmmmmm I wondering if maybe a relay turns those bulbs on or like butcher said a pinched wire somewhere
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[Aurora]

I would say a pinched wire was possible, but then how does that account for the cubby hole light which was completely fine prior? And the socket couldn't have gone bad.

I'm wondering if I should just get a small LED strip with two wires (Poss. & Neg) and just tap into the power source. I'd just have to figure out which was positive and negative wires.

[ToY*bOx]

I would say a pinched wire was possible, but then how does that account for the cubby hole light which was completely fine prior? And the socket couldn't have gone bad.

I'm wondering if I should just get a small LED strip with two wires (Poss. & Neg) and just tap into the power source. I'd just have to figure out which was positive and negative wires.

u should do that i got a DMM u can use

[Aurora]

DMM?

I think I'll just do that. No harm to the stock wiring and gives me some light where I want it.

[Jaspers_xB]

DMM = digital multimeter
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[darthclutch]

The first thing to do is to look very closely at the bulbs and see if the filaments are burned out (I'm assuming that these are incandescent bulbs). If they are, then it seems very obvious that you have a short circuit somewhere that is burning out the bulbs. Jasper is correct about the next step, which is to do some hunting with a meter to determine where the short circuit is. Start by reviewing any recent electrical work that has been done near the light. I don't have a tC or an automatic, so I have no idea what the wiring is like in there. Also, check your fuses to make sure they are the right size! An incorrect fuse can hide an electrical problem while frying something else on the same circuit.

[darthclutch]

I would say a pinched wire was possible, but then how does that account for the cubby hole light which was completely fine prior? And the socket couldn't have gone bad.

I'm wondering if I should just get a small LED strip with two wires (Poss. & Neg) and just tap into the power source. I'd just have to figure out which was positive and negative wires.

You could also just ground the negative and plug the positive into the other two wires one at a time. If you accidently plug it into the negative, nothing will happen. If you plug it into the positive and the circuit is good, it should light. If it doesn't light up either way, use a meter.

By the way, I see you are an Oznium fan... I hope you use an independent circuit for your lighting mods!

[Aurora]

You could also just ground the negative and plug the positive into the other two wires one at a time. If you accidently plug it into the negative, nothing will happen. If you plug it into the positive and the circuit is good, it should light. If it doesn't light up either way, use a meter.

By the way, I see you are an Oznium fan... I hope you use an independent circuit for your lighting mods!

I think I'll use the DMM before I do anything else. Matt, let me know what your schedule looks like.

After figuring out if it is good or not, I think I'll just do the LED strip in there. It'll light it up a lot better than just a regular bulb.

As for the Oznium comment, I usually use independent circuit's for my bigger projects, but for little things like this, it's just a bulb swap.

[Jaspers_xB]

Anything I add to a car is always on an independent circuit. Only thing in my car that's not is my alarm/rstart. Bulb swaps I wouldn't run a seperate circuit for but aything else is. Just my personal preference
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