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Dash Door Light Still On...how?why?

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Hey does any have an issue with there dash..with the door light remaining on..evan wen all doors are closed..

also the door light in the car remains on, wen in the middle position, so it always on off..

ive check both door open/closed sensors..

checked the trunk, for a open/closed sensor..but couldnt fine any senor..

but i did realise wen driving at night that i could see the light remaining on in my trunk...

so ive takin the globe out..

but i cant find any trunk/boot sensors at all...

does anyone wer they r in a r33?

or had a similar problem as mine...

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how do u check if there working correctly?

i have evan took the light on the roof off and checked the terminals..

i have take booth door switches out..

and they looked fine

1 red wire on the passenger door..

and i think it's 2 or 3 on the drivers door...

so yeah how do u check if theres an actual fault with the switches????

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While the switch is out, press the button - does the interior light go out?

Use a multimeter to test power to the switch and earth from the switch. Test for continuity thru the switch, open and closed.

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Sounds like there is a loose wire some where. The door sensors work on a ground trigger, so when the curcuit is grounded, the lights turn on and so does the door open sensor. I'd say there is a loose wire somewhere that has been grounded causing the dash to think a door is open. I'm guessing this means that which ever sensor has current running though it will be the one that is faulty. Good luck!!

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oh ok.. a fautly sensor u recon ay..

so i try ground the wires then and c if i can find out which sensor isnt grounding then..

i dont have a multimeter so ill try this first...

the passenger door only has one wire..

well all i c is a red wire...

while the drivers door has 3 wires..

yellow with a purple line..

red

black..

so yeah..

anymore ideas???

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It will ground direct to the chassis.

If the lights still work even with the switches disconnected, then there is a wire somewhere else (probably near the interior light) that is grounding the circuit.

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This maybe of no help because I own a R32. I had the same problem when I got the car the door light on dash was always on. I dunno if the R33 is different but the R32 does have a boot sensor which is where my problem was. I discovered this after replacing both my door sensors. In the R32 there is a wire that runs under the carpet next the door on the Drivers Side that connects to the boot sensor. Seeing as though it runs under the seatbelt mount at some point of time it became tangled and broke the wire and that was my problem. I fixed the wire and now my door light goes off. I would recommand checking your wires before replacing door sensors. I got no idea where the sensor is in the boot but as I mentioned if its the same as the R32 the wire runs next to the drivers seat under the carpet near the door.

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This maybe of no help because I own a R32. I had the same problem when I got the car the door light on dash was always on. I dunno if the R33 is different but the R32 does have a boot sensor which is where my problem was. I discovered this after replacing both my door sensors. In the R32 there is a wire that runs under the carpet next the door on the Drivers Side that connects to the boot sensor. Seeing as though it runs under the seatbelt mount at some point of time it became tangled and broke the wire and that was my problem. I fixed the wire and now my door light goes off. I would recommand checking your wires before replacing door sensors. I got no idea where the sensor is in the boot but as I mentioned if its the same as the R32 the wire runs next to the drivers seat under the carpet near the door.

so wer abouts is the boot sensor??lol

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oh yeah..im def. sure that passenger door ONLY comes with one(red) wire too...

i checked that panel behind it..

like the trim..

and no wire has come off or anything..

its def. one wire only...

but the drivers door has 3...

???

anymore ideas???

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Yeah, i'm trying to find my boot sensor as well. We thought there wasnt one, so Dad put me in the boot and shut it to make sure. Thankfully he came back and got me... But it doesn't turn off until the boot is completely sealed.

The boot lid doesnt affect the door open light, I just checked it then. Cant be the boot

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