Dome Light

[explodingcake]

I'm having a problem I just noticed with the domelight. It won't turn on automatically when the doors are opened eventhough the switch is on the auto position (middle). I replaced the bulb and checked all wired and fuses and they're all good. I read somewhere that the dome light is somewhat connected to the factory radio?

Is this true? Since I have aftermarket headunit.

 

[oc_civic]

pretty sure that most if not all 6th gens have wiring within the radio that controls that light..

did the light work prior to changing the head unit..

my 6th gen had a factory alarm and that DEFINITELY was tied into the head unit.. and I lost my dome light when i went to an aftermarket head unit..

 

[explodingcake]

Yes , I noticed days after I changed out the factory HU to an aftermarket one.

 

[Jersey8]

try taking a look at the switch itself. i know my dome light switch can be finnicky at times. example, when im in the car the light will only turn on if the switch is between door and on

 

[explodingcake]

try taking a look at the switch itself. i know my dome light switch can be finnicky at times. example, when im in the car the light will only turn on if the switch is between door and on

I pulled it out myself and it looked clean. No burns or any signs of defect.

 

[oc_civic]

pretty sure it relates to the head unit.. i KNOW on my car they were tied in.. and that was all factory stuff..

can't say this will work for sure, but found this on the internet..

OK I seen and read many people having this problem and none are very detail.

Here we go....

Tools
Wire strippers
Phillips screw drivers
Electrical Tape

First you want to take off the drive lower panel & lower center pane. Then pry the Hazard and Defrost buttons. There 2 screws Hiding remove them. Now unplug everything to the radio bezel. Don't forget the climate control cable.

If your radio can just pop out skip the first part.

Step two the fun stuff begins. There should be 3 plug on the radio harness from the car. It should be a green plug next to the radio harness white plug. One green in the back. Now on the green plug thats not taped down find the lite green/red and lite green/blk strip them and join them and tape them Shown below

Step 3 do everything in reverse order.

Now you fixed it dome light

Bumped if viewed

 

[xWIREMANx]

Yes to oc_civic's post. Jump those two wires and you will have your domelight back.

 

[oc_civic]

Yes to oc_civic's post. Jump those two wires and you will have your domelight back.

thanks for confirming!

 

[JDMRacer24]

ok yeah jump those two wires but no need to remove all that stuff if you have aftermarket radio just get the removal keys and pull aftermarket radio out and located that green plug should be right there and then jump wires