Electrical gremlin

[Jeff Dodson]

My dome light works opposite of what it's suppose to, but the under dash light works correctly. The dome light comes on when the door is closed and goes off when you open it. Anyone have any ideas

 

[89Suburban]

Yikes, that is a new one.

 

[RetroC10Sport]

Sounds like your dome light wires might have been switched somehow.

 

[hinkv10]

does this for both doors or just the dr door?

 

[VAL]

Chech the door pin switch, it could be bad.

 

[Jeff Dodson]

Well I found it. One of the wires in the dome light was actually bare and arced against the metal mounting surface. I figured it out because my Horn was not working nor was my radio. I changed the fuse and everything worked. Then thought, maybe the dome light problem was linked. Put the bulb back in and was ok, then open and closed the door a couple times and blew the fuse. Took the dome light assembly out and sure enough, evidence of arcing. Bent the wire up a bit so it was away from the metal and problem fixed

 

[89Suburban]

Thanks for the update, glad ya found the problem.