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[79403ta]

1997 chevy Z71 ext. cab 350 motor Having trouble with my dome light (the one on the headliner) it doesnt work the center light or the two on the side i have tried manually and with the door no luck and i dont have any power going to it I have checked all fuses in the fuse box they looked good...my cargo light is the same way doesnt work no power...but all my other courtesy lights work as they should...the cargo and headliner courtesy havent worked since i bought the truck any ideas thanks Jason

[alblogg]

All of them the wires go up through one of the rear pillars I think. You will probably have to get at them by pulling your headliner down but first I would check at the bottom of the Pillars to see if a connector is unhooked wire broke, pull up sill plate check there and kick panel. It could just be unhooked from your door switch, owner before you might not wanted lights coming on.

[79403ta]

Everything in the sill plate is still taped up from the factory maybe its a broken wire then....does anybody know if this wire hooks into the door switch seperate from the courtesy lights under the dash..because the ones under the dash work good and the ones in the door work good just not the headliner or the cargo...thanks again

[alblogg]

Well I say to still look at your door switch before you tear out your headliner. I think there are a place for the wires for under the dash to hook to the switch and another blade for the wire running to the overhead lights to hook. Like I said maybe the first owner was a shady dude and didn't want no one to see him at night. If this is not it get you a test light and start probing some wires start at fuse box making sure fuses are good then door switch and roll switch that cuts on interior lites.

[79403ta]

i traced the wires to the switch and there was only enough room for one harness (2wires) to plug in which it was and i pushed them to make sure they were in there good and the spring shot out of the switch so i guess i'll be buying another one

[alblogg]

Originally Posted by 79403ta

i traced the wires to the switch and there was only enough room for one harness (2wires) to plug in which it was and i pushed them to make sure they were in there good and the spring shot out of the switch so i guess i'll be buying another one

Does your dash lights still work?

[79403ta]

Yes if i plug the harness back in (i unplugged it because they stayed on)....i pulled the panel down from the headliner along the back window and found the orange wire that goes to the dome and it had no power so then i pulled the sill trim back off untaped it and tested the orange wire and it had power (this is the only wire that runs to the back thats orange that i could find ) so sounds like the wire is broken between the sill and the headliner piece...so i got me a jumper wire and jumped it from the sill to the light housing and it worked except for the middle light (the one with the white cover) both side lights worked as they should....so then i popped the bulb out and hooked a hot to one side and a ground to the other it worked so i am wondering whats up with the middle light ?? thanks for the advise

[alblogg]

Well you got an idea on it now just follow the wires. Is your roller switch on the dash that dims your dash lights and turns on the overhead light work that light try moving it.

[79403ta]

tried the roller also no luck .....

[79403ta]

well i found it there was a harness in the driverside rear cubby hole beside the rear seat...it was unplugged got the dome and cargo working