Hi Mernon,
Took your advice and you were absolutely correct...turned out to be the
driver's door switch that has the wire loose of the terminal and the circuit
was constantly closed! Thanks for your timely advice, saved me the trouble
of the relay etc.
Regards,
Mohnish
'77 Silver Shadow II
----- Original Message -----
From: <ANTART78@aol.com>
To: <mbahl@bigfoot.com>
Sent: Thursday, 18 May, 2000 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: Trouble in Paradise...! Door activated lights.
> As I remember, the relay is located behind the side kick panel just
> forward of the door. It's usually the driver's-side door that's at fault.
> To test, open the door, hold the switch plunger down with your finger, and
> wait for a click from the relay. If it doesn't click after 10-15 seconds,
> try spraying WD40 right into the switch and push it in & out several
times,
> this is sometimes a 'quick-fix'.
> I fought this problem. for months with my 79 SWII, but finally took the
> car to a RR electrical expert. He found the problem in the wiring loom
that
> passes from the door into the doorpost - worn insulation on a wire that
> occasionally grounded out due to the constant opening/closing of the door.
> The switch & relay were both okay.
> Hope this helps (incidentally, the seat belt light in my car never
worked
> - I thought it was a silly gadget anyway!). Sincerely, Mernon Lollich
>
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