'96 Explorer XLT Inside Dome/Courtesy Lights

Can anyone with a four door '96 Explorer XLT B-trim (high console
trim, etc) verify if when a door is opened as to whether the front
over head lights (by the compass/thermometer), the lights above the
rear passenger seats, and the light in the cargo area by the hatch
glass all turn on.

On mine only the overhead lights near the compass/thermometer and the
light in the cargo area come on. I know the lights above the rear
passenger seats turn on when you push the buttons next to them, but I
could have sworn that they also turn on when a door is opened.

Thanks for your help.

Owners manual?????


"Fred 2" > wrote in message
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>
> Can anyone with a four door '96 Explorer XLT B-trim (high console
> trim, etc) verify if when a door is opened as to whether the front
> over head lights (by the compass/thermometer), the lights above the
> rear passenger seats, and the light in the cargo area by the hatch
> glass all turn on.
>
> On mine only the overhead lights near the compass/thermometer and the
> light in the cargo area come on. I know the lights above the rear
> passenger seats turn on when you push the buttons next to them, but I
> could have sworn that they also turn on when a door is opened.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>

I looked in the owner's manual it doesn't state specifically if the
overhead lights above the rear passenger seats turn on when a door is
opened or the switch on the dash is turned on. I know the bulbs are
good, so I am trying to determine if whether the GEM might be bad.
That's why I am looking for verification from anyone else.

On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 04:31:22 GMT, "Jim Warman"
> wrote:

>Owners manual?????
>
>
>"Fred 2" > wrote in message
.. .
>>
>> Can anyone with a four door '96 Explorer XLT B-trim (high console
>> trim, etc) verify if when a door is opened as to whether the front
>> over head lights (by the compass/thermometer), the lights above the
>> rear passenger seats, and the light in the cargo area by the hatch
>> glass all turn on.
>>
>> On mine only the overhead lights near the compass/thermometer and the
>> light in the cargo area come on. I know the lights above the rear
>> passenger seats turn on when you push the buttons next to them, but I
>> could have sworn that they also turn on when a door is opened.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>>
>

Looking at the '96 EVTM manual, it appears that all overhead lighting shares
a common switch controlled by the GEM..... if some lamps work and others
don't, I would persue other diagnostic avenues first.


"Fred 2" > wrote in message
...
>
> I looked in the owner's manual it doesn't state specifically if the
> overhead lights above the rear passenger seats turn on when a door is
> opened or the switch on the dash is turned on. I know the bulbs are
> good, so I am trying to determine if whether the GEM might be bad.
> That's why I am looking for verification from anyone else.
>
> On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 04:31:22 GMT, "Jim Warman"
> > wrote:
>
>>Owners manual?????
>>
>>
>>"Fred 2" > wrote in message
. ..
>>>
>>> Can anyone with a four door '96 Explorer XLT B-trim (high console
>>> trim, etc) verify if when a door is opened as to whether the front
>>> over head lights (by the compass/thermometer), the lights above the
>>> rear passenger seats, and the light in the cargo area by the hatch
>>> glass all turn on.
>>>
>>> On mine only the overhead lights near the compass/thermometer and the
>>> light in the cargo area come on. I know the lights above the rear
>>> passenger seats turn on when you push the buttons next to them, but I
>>> could have sworn that they also turn on when a door is opened.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>>
>>
>