I was wondering what was going on there. Thank you for the enlightenment, Martin. Now I know I don't have to worry about fires ;). --- Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Enid/Jeremiah wrote: > > >The reason I suggest that is when I got my new dome > >light from DMCH, I replaced the wires EXACTLY in > the > >same spots - similar to what you did for your job. > >Turn the light one way, worked - the other way - > >nothing. Flipped the wires around the terminals > >systematically and I eventually got the right > >combination. Not saying it was Houston's fault; it > >just worked out that way for me. > > > > > I've seen loads of cars with this fault. It's a > simple matter of someone > not knowing what they were doing previously and you > can see why. > > FOR THE RECORD > > Interior lights are wired with the PURPLE wire as > the common wire. On > original lights, this means the single pin at one > end. On DMCH's, it's > the connection onto the surround of the light. The > other two (BLACK and > WHITE/PURPLE) can go either way round depending on > your preference to > which way you want the light to face in which > function. > > Martin > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating > team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for > sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/