Aman Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 Bear with me here, I'm not sure if this is the right thread for this. I'm not sure if I'm the only one with this problem, but it couldn't hurt to help others with the same problem. The problem I'm addressing would be the dome light buttons. When you go to turn on the map light, you have to fiddle with the button to get it to work. Maybe those buttons don't work at all. Well, here's how to fix it. First, you take the dome light out. I didn't take pictures of this process, but you basically take the cover off toward the front of the dome light, and there are three screws holding the rear-view. Take those out, and take the two out that fasten the dome light in. The dome light will come out if you slide it forward. Make sure not to rip the connector off of the wiring harness Disconnect the harness, and pull your dome light out. There will be two screws holding the reflector in, and two screws holding the button assembly in. Take those four out, and then gently take it all apart. I left my ground cable in mainly because you can pull most everything out without removing that. Then, there are four screws in the button assembly.http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/manlavi90/IMAG1214_zps218776b0.jpgTake those out, and then you have to pry it to get this.http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/manlavi90/IMAG1196_zps93050831.jpgTake note of these notches in the board, they'll try to hinder your progress or scare you.http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/manlavi90/IMAG1197_zps57cca2e0.jpgYou should have this now.http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/manlavi90/IMAG1199_zps506ebb32.jpgThose 3 center jumpers come out, make sure not to lose those little springs, you'll hate life after that!http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/manlavi90/IMAG1201_zps2164b8d9.jpgMmmm take a look at that delicious 26-year-old di-electric grease.http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/manlavi90/IMAG1202_zpscf9665d6.jpgI took 2000 grit sand paper and rubbed the jumpers on it.http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/manlavi90/IMAG1205_zps5675f06c.jpgCompare the one on the right to the left two, it looks significantly better after light sanding.Now, this sounds tricky, but I promise, it's not. To get the map light buttons out, you have to press the button, and the pull the contact out.http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/manlavi90/IMAG1206_zpsac0380c2.jpgI cleaned one lightly with sandpaper, here's it next to a dirty one.http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/manlavi90/IMAG1208_zps41765b77.jpgAfter the sandpaper, I used an alcohol prep pad to get the old grease off. Then I put that back together.http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/manlavi90/IMAG1210_zpsbb20812a.jpgAlll shiny Then I wiped that gross board down with the same prep pad, it should come out nice and shiny:http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/manlavi90/IMAG1211_zpsd23343c9.jpgI sanded in after to make sure I was at bare metal.Then I applied new di-electric grease to the board. It doesn't take a ton, be gentle with it. We don't want any of the grease touching each other and causing a short.http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/manlavi90/IMAG1213_zpsb42b88b4.jpgRe-assembly is exactly the way it came apart. Put it all together, and give yourself a pat on the back, because now all of your dome light buttons work!http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr285/manlavi90/IMAG1215_zpsf7f50284.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbrad511 Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 I've got same Harbor Freight green handled screwdriver. Oh, and good write up too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
button Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 (edited) IMHO you shouldn't sand the contacts. Just use paper, or cardboard to clean them. (Not everyone has 2k grit sandpaper around, but they have paper.)The greese will help protect the contacts, but sanded contacts will "burn up" faster than smooth contacts.I learned this from the mechanical arcade industry. Very helpful writeup though. Edited October 5, 2013 by button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman Posted October 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 Hopefully it'll take a while for mine to burn up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman Posted October 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 vbrad511, I feel that most people on this site have a lot of similar tools due to harbor freight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyWadd Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 Cool. Mine still work good. Cleaning the electric contacts is a sure way to make stuff work better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman Posted October 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 (edited) ESPECIALLY on these cars. I have had a lot of electrical problems that have been sorted out just by cleaning. Edited October 5, 2013 by Aman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 Autozone just got a new brand of LED bulbs that work great in the dome and doors. Dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdScrip Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 Dielectric grease can't cause a short by touching grease over other circuits can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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