Re: 29 dome light wiring

Posted by Marty or Marston On 2019/11/16 4:30:00
As a teenager, I was often told by my neighbor across the street and forty years my senior "when it comes to electrical problems in cars the majority are bad grounds". As it was mentioned above,the headlights might need to be on in order for the dome light to work. If you have tried that and "Don't see the light", then measure the voltage (one at a time) on the two wires coming to the bulb to ground. Try it with headlights both on and off. If you see 6 volts on one of them, then you have a ground problem.

On my '32 901, the ground is behind the lower back seat cushion on the drivers side. It runs under the headliner to the upper, left, rear corner and then down to almost the floorboard.

P.S. When I asked him why grounds he said "There are a hell of a lot more ground connections in a car that you count with your fingers and toes."

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