!!!HELP!!! Interior Lighting Relay
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give me some more info. which lights dont work?(trans position, hazard switch, clock, ceiling light, door lights, glovebox, anything) is there any other things that dont work in the car? (door locks, steering lock)
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It's basically every light that you can think of that dims when you turn the lights on. So.. it's every light in the Gauge Cluster with the exception of the warning lights.. so - that would be all the back-lights, the odometer light, the back lights that tell you what gear you're in, etc. The clock backlight, the heating control backlights, the lights in my button cluster with fog light switch, sunroof, traction control. My headunit dims when the lights turn on, but it's an aftermarket radio with it's own power source.
However, the indicators for the fog lights, defrosters, etc. all work if that device is turned on at the time.
However, the indicators for the fog lights, defrosters, etc. all work if that device is turned on at the time.
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From: Quakertown, PA
Originally Posted by phat99accord
Check :
fuse 11(7.5A) pass side fuse box
fuse 10([10A Coupe][15A Sedan]) pass side fuse box
fuse 47(20A) under hood
fuse 9(7.5A) drivers side fuse box
fuse 11(7.5A) pass side fuse box
fuse 10([10A Coupe][15A Sedan]) pass side fuse box
fuse 47(20A) under hood
fuse 9(7.5A) drivers side fuse box
If the fuse was bad, the backlights for the odometer, auto climate control and clock LCD's would never come on, correct? They do in-fact power up when you turn on the car, but they go out when the light switch is turned to parking light or head light.
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Originally Posted by phat99accord
give me ur email i have a file that u can use to diag ur multiplexing system which i think your drivers muliplex control module is faulty.
this file will tell u how 2 diag the whole thing
this file will tell u how 2 diag the whole thing
Thanks man. Looks like the 2000's had a recall for this issue. Missed it by a year.
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SCS Service Connector (07WAZ-001010A)
Why is it that I see this Service Connector and Part # referenced a million times, but no one asks where to get one?
Does anyone know where to get one of these bad-boys?
Does anyone know where to get one of these bad-boys?
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an scs service connector is just a plug that jumps two pins in a harness together
you can buy one here - http://www.handa-accessories.com/elementmaint.html
or just make your own using some speaker wire and manually shorting out the 2 leads.
you can buy one here - http://www.handa-accessories.com/elementmaint.html
or just make your own using some speaker wire and manually shorting out the 2 leads.
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Originally Posted by Jani
you can buy one here - http://www.handa-accessories.com/elementmaint.html
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Originally Posted by lil_wheat
I've asked this question before, but I'll try to explain it a little better this time so that I can get some feedback.
2001 Honda Accord EX V6
I'm in the midst of an LED conversion of all of my dash lights. Like a moron, I shorted out the bulb for Fog Light switch and all the interior lights went black. I checked every single fuse in this car, and that is not the issue. The only thing that I can think is that it's the Relay that controls the illumination and dimming of my interior lights.
If you own an Accord of this model, you know that when you turn the car on - your Odometer and Clock will illuminate brightly. When you turn the headlight switch either to Parking Lights or Low Beams -- the odometer and clock will dim and the rest of your interior lights will turn on (gauge cluster, heating controls, etc.)
When I turn MINE on, the odometer and clock lights illuminate, and when I turn the parking lights or low beams on -- the odometer and clock lights go completely out and no other gauge, heating control light come on.
Now.. when you turn on the parking lights, a relay clicks -- the sound comes from the passenger side. I believe the relay is inside the box that has the fuses on the outside of it. IF that is so, how would one remove that box and replace a relay?
I'm trying to avoid taking it to a dealer at all costs because.. well.. they all suck around here.
Oh.. did I mention that this is my wife's car, and I have to be reminded that this doesn't work several times a day. HEEEEEELLLLPPP!!!
2001 Honda Accord EX V6
I'm in the midst of an LED conversion of all of my dash lights. Like a moron, I shorted out the bulb for Fog Light switch and all the interior lights went black. I checked every single fuse in this car, and that is not the issue. The only thing that I can think is that it's the Relay that controls the illumination and dimming of my interior lights.
If you own an Accord of this model, you know that when you turn the car on - your Odometer and Clock will illuminate brightly. When you turn the headlight switch either to Parking Lights or Low Beams -- the odometer and clock will dim and the rest of your interior lights will turn on (gauge cluster, heating controls, etc.)
When I turn MINE on, the odometer and clock lights illuminate, and when I turn the parking lights or low beams on -- the odometer and clock lights go completely out and no other gauge, heating control light come on.
Now.. when you turn on the parking lights, a relay clicks -- the sound comes from the passenger side. I believe the relay is inside the box that has the fuses on the outside of it. IF that is so, how would one remove that box and replace a relay?
I'm trying to avoid taking it to a dealer at all costs because.. well.. they all suck around here.
Oh.. did I mention that this is my wife's car, and I have to be reminded that this doesn't work several times a day. HEEEEEELLLLPPP!!!