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Ctsy/dome lites remain on dimly when door is closed

When door is open lwr ctsy lites for each cockpit station lite just fine but dome and rear hatch lite remain off. when door is closed lwr cockpit ctsy lites dim and dome and rear hatch lites come on dim. when h/l inst panel rheostat is turned to ctsy lite ''on'' position only lwr cockpit lites lite (full briteness). pertinent info : developed problem after washing s-10. alarm system installed professionally 2 days prior. lh door pin switch was cleaned as corrosion kept it from functioning correctly and has 2 wires connected..rh door pin sw functions ok (but has only 1 wire attached though there are 2 spots for wires.....

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Try removing one bulb or the other at one time preventing power completing the circuit if the problem in a light. Those ones are tuff to find but second place I would start is removing front door cils and cleaning out and playing with wires in there to see if you can find a problem, also wires in the boot between door and frame, usually drivers side cause it's used more often.

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SOURCE: 2003 denali trailer wiring

If your signals & brakes are on 2 different circuits, ( for example a red lens for stop & an Amber for turn.) then you'll need to buy a converter that goes between vehicle & trailer. They're not too expensive at any trailer or RV place. I think some of the autoparts stores stock them now too.

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SOURCE: Center brake light illuminates, but LH/RH brake lights do not

LH/RH lights cable could be disconnected anywhere, will take a long time to trace.
Center Brake Light and LH & RH should be connected at one point.
Jump a cable from Center Brake Light to one of Rear Break Light.
Hope this will works.

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SOURCE: 2006 rear hatch does not lock from door lock

rear hatch solenoid

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  • Posted on Mar 09, 2010

SOURCE: rear hatch 2005 chevy tahoe is locked & won't open

my 06 tahoe just got this problem...all other doors lock and unlock with the fab and door switch...but the hatch is in permanent locked mode. i cant even unlock the hatch window. why is this happening?

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 15, 2010

SOURCE: I have a 2001 cavalier with a dim driver side

Give this a try------get a piece of wire and strip both ends, the black wire coming out of the plug on the head light, stick one end of the wire in there and the other end to a good ground or the negative battery terminal with the lights on, if the light gets brighter, there is a bad ground to that light. I hope this helps, cause you have just done about everything else.

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