I think when I had the panel off a few months ago that I shorted the puddle light and when I open my door the overhead light doesn't come on anymore.
I remembered member real1shepherd saying the IC inside the overhead light was to blame. Well, I replaced that with known working one from partscar and its still out. Anyone have any insight? Does the lighting relay control any interior light functions or is it something else. Other option is the door switch, which I can swap from parts car as well.
Why cant I try the simple stuff first...I think I should stop reading before engaging brain and thinking...memory seems to dictate I did use Multimeter on switch and it worked. But I've learned that my memory is not the best at remembering past events...
Have you put the switch in the right place for them to come on as the door is opened .3 settings up ther one turns them off .So no lights as you open the door .Wrong setting on the switch and they will not go off .
Yes I have the overhead switch correct. The passenger door turns lights on, just not the drivers door. So something along the drivers side circuit is messed up.
I swapped a switch from partscar, which worked just fine last month, ......no luck.
I even swapped the lighting relay thinking..."lighting" ...why not.....no luck
I will have to wait for the resident electrical pro's Flooby or WCG to comment on the next place to look.
This is a pretty common problem on the W124. When the driver's puddle wire lights short out, it fries a trace on the seatbelt warning relay (behind the instrument cluster, mounted on the firewall). THe result is no dome light operation when the driver's door open, and no warning buzzer when the headlights are on and door is open.
Found the Relay, it was buried, and that bracket was a pain to remove!
I'll post if for some odd reason this doesn't fix it, when I install.
(just pulled from partscar today)
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