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I was installing a map light with Homelink in my truck tonight and had something go wrong. I tapped into the factory light with two wires running forward to the new map light. I had the battery disconnected while I was working on it and then reconnected it when finished. Everything seemed to be working fine. The new map light and all overhead lights were all working as they should with no issues. I was wrapping things up and started stuffing all the wires back into the headliner (the door lights were on due to the door being open) and then suddenly the interior lights went off. Not the dash lights, just the over head ones.
During the install, I soldered all the connections so my first thought was that maybe I messed up one. I disconnected the battery, went back and re-soldered everything, reconnected the battery. Still no lights.
Next I thought maybe I had blown a fuse somewhere, so I checked every fuse and they were all normal. I then went back over my wiring one more time, re-soldering things again and still no lights.
Everything on the truck is functioning normally, except for the interior overhead lights and the clock. The over head lights will not work at all and the clock will not work unless the headlights are on, but it is very dim.
I've done everything I know to do and I'm kinda at a loss. Electrical stuff isn't new to me and I never mess this kind of thing up. I don't really have any more ideas of what went wrong or how to fix it. But I've been trying to sort this out for the last 4 hours and I'm done for the night. I would greatly appreciate any help you guys could give. Thanks in advance.
During the install, I soldered all the connections so my first thought was that maybe I messed up one. I disconnected the battery, went back and re-soldered everything, reconnected the battery. Still no lights.
Next I thought maybe I had blown a fuse somewhere, so I checked every fuse and they were all normal. I then went back over my wiring one more time, re-soldering things again and still no lights.
Everything on the truck is functioning normally, except for the interior overhead lights and the clock. The over head lights will not work at all and the clock will not work unless the headlights are on, but it is very dim.
I've done everything I know to do and I'm kinda at a loss. Electrical stuff isn't new to me and I never mess this kind of thing up. I don't really have any more ideas of what went wrong or how to fix it. But I've been trying to sort this out for the last 4 hours and I'm done for the night. I would greatly appreciate any help you guys could give. Thanks in advance.