dome light inoperable.

[hemi68charger]

For the life of me, I can't get the dome light to work. I don't have 'juice' to the rear plug in the trunk at the connection plug. I have removed the door jamb switches and all four wires ( 2 for dome light and two for key buzzer ) are grounding properly. I try to position the panel switch to turn on the dome light and no go....... I checked the big connection at inside the driver's kickpanel and it looks fine.

Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.........

[Rich G]

I don't have a diagram in front of me but one thing you can do is work from the light back. You need power and a ground and it sounds like you have no power. Disconnect the wire in the trunk that goes to the dome light and put power to it. it should light up if the ground and bulb are good. then go to the kick panel to the plug that goes back, ck. for power to that wire and keep going backwards. Not sure if there is a separate fuse for the dome light but I thought there was.

[Chryco Psycho]

I may be wrong but I think the dome light plugs into the the yellow tri plug behind the dash for power , if it is not plugged in , no power

[JayBee]

Hopes this helps...

[HP_Cuda]

The rear light harness connects just near the emergency brake area. It goes back under the sills and then continues onto the trunk. At the rear seat, before going into the trunk the dome light harness connects and then goes up the inner sail panel.

Try the easiest first, do you have power at the rear lights? Then move onto:
1) Remove rear seat
2) You may have to remove the rear panel on the rear driver side to get to the connector (maybe)
3) Unplug the connector and see if you have power.
4) Trace the power problem all the way forward to the emergency brake area.

 

[hemi68charger]

The rear light harness connects just near the emergency brake area. It goes back under the sills and then continues onto the trunk. At the rear seat, before going into the trunk the dome light harness connects and then goes up the inner sail panel.

Try the easiest first, do you have power at the rear lights? Then move onto:
1) Remove rear seat
2) You may have to remove the rear panel on the rear driver side to get to the connector (maybe)
3) Unplug the connector and see if you have power.
4) Trace the power problem all the way forward to the emergency brake area.

 

I have done that.... I don't have power to the yellow wire in the trunk nor the kickpanel body plug.... I see from JayBee's post that the dome light and flasher has a common ground?

The wires M2-18Y and M2B-18Y need to be energized in order for power to head to the rear. I can't find the Map and Ignition Lamp Connector based on this from the right door switch, don't know what it looks like.

[ShelbyDogg]

My wiring diagram shows the pink wire getting it's power from the brake fuse. All of those yellow wires are grounding the other side, your 12V is missing. Cig lighter work?

Pop the front half of the fuse box and probe the pink wire and it's fuse then work towards the trunk after the kick panel.