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Old 07-11-2011, 08:52 PM
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Ok so my lights in my 95 4dr won't turn off. I checked the door jamb switches with a dmm and they all work including the one in the tailgate. I also tried just unhooking all of the switches and that didn't work either which makes me think it's a short. Is there a way to check where the short might be without ripping all the carpet out?
I would like to have the lights work but not if I have to rip everything in the interior out.
I tried a few searches and couldn't find anything I could understand.
Also the ACC part of the ignition dosn't work either, could that have anything to do with it?
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Old 07-12-2011, 03:28 PM
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did you already try a continuity tester to find the short?
 
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Old 07-12-2011, 04:14 PM
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Would that work if it's just nicked?
 
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Old 07-13-2011, 04:58 AM
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if the wire is nicked it has to be touching another bare wire or touching ground to cause a short. if the suspect wire is in a bundle, you can check between it and other wires in the bundle to see if they're touching. check your wire to ground and see what you get.
 
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Ok thanks, I'll give that a shot.
 
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