Car interior lights

High-quality interior lights provide the driver and passengers with comfort at nighttime. The lighting system’s components installed at the factory may need to be changed not only when they stop working but also in order to improve the visibility inside the car.

5 tips on how to use and replace them

1. There are no certain replacement intervals for the parts: replace them when breakdowns occur. The service life of the bulbs is usually stated by the manufacturer. So, an incandescent bulb works for up to 500 hours, on average; LED ones - for up to 30 thousand hours.
2. If interior lights don’t work, you should start with testing the bulbs and if necessary, installing new ones. If this doesn’t help, test the system with a multimeter.
3. Before removing a contact switch, remove the negative terminal from the car battery.
4. If the fuse is blown, eliminate the cause of the short circuit in the car electric system.
5. If both the lamp and the fuse are ok, test the electrical circuits starting from the lamp. It is possible that only the wiring is out of order.

Malfunctions of interior lights, their causes and symptoms

• Blown bulb. This happens due to natural wear and vibration which is transmitted to the car body. The blown element doesn’t emit any light. And if the breakdown is caused by failures in the car electrical system, there may occur malfunctions in the operation of electronic devices.
• Lamp terminals oxidation. This might be caused by high humidity inside the vehicle. With that defect, the light can’t work. Often it can be easily seen on the examination of the dismantled lamp.
• Damaged fuse. This can often be caused by a voltage surge in the car electrical system. In that case, not only lamps but also other devices like car audio can get out of order.
• Loss of contact. This happens to the wires that are constantly twisted or bent due to the peculiarities of their position. With such a defect, one of the lighting elements might not turn on.

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