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Passenger door foot dome light will not turn off

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Old 09-01-2016, 09:51 PM
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Default Passenger door foot dome light will not turn off

I have a 91 xjs and the light on the passenger side door turned on and won't turn off. Any idea what is wrong?
 
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Old 09-02-2016, 02:42 AM
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Have you a switch on the dash ?

 
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Old 09-02-2016, 05:52 AM
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Door light switch contacts can be cleaned with contact cleaner spray or fine Emery paper



If you mean this light it's controlled by a switch at the front of the door.
When the door closes it pushes the switch in, switching light off.
Sometimes a sticking switch can be rectified by pushing switch in and out with your hand.
 

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Old 09-02-2016, 05:58 PM
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Both door lights are commoned so either door switch will switch on both lights.

The lights are switched on by the switch shorting the Purple/White wire to ground. If this wire was shorted both lights should be on.

If you pull the light out of the door check the P/W wire it may be broken, or the terminal pulled out of the plug and shorting to the door frame.
 
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