Dome light issue - Honda Prelude Forum

rayslude · 05-19-2006, 07:40 AM

So i've had this problem for a while, when I open the door my dome light doesn't come on. If i move the switch to the "on" position, it works. I do have the switch in the center for it to come on when the door is open, but it doesn't. Is there a fix for this?

prelude9si · 05-19-2006, 10:20 AM

check the switch thats on the door jam, it looks like a L shaped deal

prelude styl · 05-19-2006, 02:49 PM

Yeah, it's a small plastic slider (shaped like an L) on your door jam, that's what tells the car if the door is open or not. If that's broken then the light wouldn't come on if you opened the door.

jsmooney · 05-19-2006, 11:31 PM

but wait - if the thing was broken wouldnt the car think that your door was open all the time? when you shut the door the thingy is pressed in towards the car but the spring in it presses it out towards the outside of the car. check it anyways!

rayslude · 05-20-2006, 08:05 AM

mooney is right, the light on the dash kows when the door is open and closed so that's not the problem...

pr1mo_13 · 06-04-2006, 04:44 PM

I have the same problem. and when i turn it to the on position, it doesn't always turn on right away and I have to tap the switch a few times.

G_Loc · 06-07-2006, 06:37 AM

Does this happen with both doors or only one?

jsmooney · 06-07-2006, 08:34 AM

wait - i had a problem like this. the light just plain wouldnt work for several years. check the light bulb. my bulb kept on getting foogled up. about 2 years ago i went to a junkyard and got an ~93 accord light fixture and swapped out the components and its been fine since then