[T3] Dome light questions

[Jacob Adam Schroeder]

Great, thanks Bob & Jim.  I was able to locate where the red wire comes out
of the A pillar.  Turns out, everything is intact, but because the red wire
was left to dangle between the roof and the headliner, the fuse was blown.
I just did not notice the hairline split in the white fuse.

I just secured a replacement dome light (my old one broke) and once that
comes in I can replace the fuse and have light again at night.  Next issue
will be to confirm that the door switches work.


On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:31 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 17 Sep 2013 at 9:48, Jacob Adam Schroeder wrote:
>
> > First question, how many interior dome lights were standard on a 1972
> > Squareback?
>
> Just one, above the left hand B pillar. Even on RHD Type 3s, the dome
> light is on the left.
>
> > Bentley shows one in the luggage compartment, is this only on Fastbacks
> > & Notchbacks?
>
> Yes, plus on the Type 3 Ghias. Bob says this was an option, which I
> didn't realize. Early squares also got a special one piece rear door
> hinge cover that included a second interior light, but that was gone
> long before your '72 was made.
>
> > On the driver side, I was able to locate three wires.  Brown,
> brown/white,
> > and red.  The only problem is, the red wire does not get 12V.  Where is
> > this wire routed from (what is its path) and are there any inline
> > connectors that could have come undone?  Bentley does not show any inline
> > connectors.
>
> It comes up inside the A pillar, with no inline connectors. It should
> come directly from the fuse block. You  might be able to see it from
> below if you get down under the dash and look up there. I don't
> remember how hard it is to see up in that area.
>
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