James Espey DeLorean Motor Company Houston, Texas
281/568-9573 800/USA-DMC1 http://www.usadmc.com
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Now, my next venture. INTERIOR LIGHTS. Both of mine were broken when I got the car--cracked frames, broken lense, etc. DMC wants $39.95 a piece plus shipping (P/N 100540). This was a fairly simple design and I knew I could find something like it and make it work. I eventually found one. It looked even better than the originals and fit perfectly, but didn't function the same way. I think it was built for the center position to be a ON with the doors open, then the back and forth position to be constantly ON.
After some work with a Dremel tool, soldering iron, and some wire it works like the originals. Center function is OFF, back is ON, and forward is ON with the doors switches (10-20 second delay after they close). The only thing is that the spades on the light are smaller than the D's connectors. They still fit though--they won't fall off or anything.
I've been using one in my D for the past month without problems. The car didn't burn to the ground or act any differently because, now with the modification, the wiring is the same--before there would have been problems.