Did something stupid tonight...
Did something stupid tonight...
Hey guys... the title says it all.... I tried to power up my radar detector out of the dome lights so I don’t have any wires running on the windshield. I did not realize that there is not a constant 12v power.... it goes down after you close the doors....."realized it after I closed the door when and after I put everything back to normal." I took the radar out and put everything back to normal but the lights will not work when I opened the door..... it would work when I push the button to on position... I checked all the fuses but everything seems fine... Don’t know what the problem is... Anybody with an idea of what i ****ed up???? Thanks 
i powered up my radar from the wires of the dome lights....And it worked until i closed the door... after i closed it the voltage went down... Just like when you close the door the light go out after a few seconds.... well i realized i should not have done it and i put everything back to normal... and now after everything is back to normal my dome light do not come on when i open the door, but they do when you press the on button in the middle. what did i mess up???
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i powered up my radar from the wires of the dome lights....And it worked until i closed the door... after i closed it the voltage went down... Just like when you close the door the light go out after a few seconds.... well i realized i should not have done it and i put everything back to normal... and now after everything is back to normal my dome light do not come on when i open the door, but they do when you press the on button in the middle. what did i mess up???
i will check all this again.... and hope something comes up.....i know the switch is not on off position cos e switched it a few time to check.... I checked the fuses...i do not have a fuse on the slot for the dome lights in the car but i do have one in the engine bay and i was fine..... i will spend some more time today... thanks for the help...
Last edited by Graphite_MR; May 11, 2007 at 04:58 AM. Reason: spell check
checked evrything today and all fuses are fine. i measured the power and there is a constant 12v power.. What is that thing that cuts off the power when you close the door???? i think thats where my problem is... The door switch works fine all wires and fuses too...
I wanted to mention that you can wire up your radar detector to the dome light. I currently have mine wired up and it's powered off the center dome light switch.
If I remember correctly, there is always +12v to the dome light via the wiring harness. It's the ground that is lifted on that harness when the doors are shut. If the light isn't working when the doors are shut and the switch is all the way on, you should check to make sure that the screws holding the assembly in place are properly grounded. That is where the dome light gets its ground when it's switched all the way on. By all the way on, I'm referring to the center dome light's switch being in its far right position if that makes sense.
EDIT:I went back and re-read and realized your problem is the complete opposite than what I had thought. So what I mentioned doesn't exactly apply to solving your problem but at least you have confirmation that you can wire up your radar detector to the domelight.
Last edited by HmanEVO; May 12, 2007 at 08:43 PM.