Illuminated door lock?
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Illuminated door lock?
While removing the door locks / handles before painting, I noticed on the drivers' side what appears to be a small light attached to the lock clip, wired with the worlds smallest gauge wire. Then there is a switch attached to the door handle. Can someone tell me what that is?
BTW its an '85 GSLSE
BTW its an '85 GSLSE
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The brochure shows it as standard on GS, GSL, and GSL-SE. Pretty sure it is only on the S3s, though.
http://foxed.ca/rx7manual/manuals/85_brochure.pdf
Someone replaced my lock at some point, so I don't have this feature.
http://foxed.ca/rx7manual/manuals/85_brochure.pdf
Someone replaced my lock at some point, so I don't have this feature.
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what years had this? I have an '83 GSL and I don't this I have the door lights but I could be wrong. I do have the ignition light but it doesn't work and I have no idea how to get it working.
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Only on the 84-85 models according to Mazdatrix's lock sets.
If not working, check the switch and the bulb. If still not working, check the CPU. It is controlled by the CPU (under dash next to hood realease). The CPU controls this plus hazzard/turnsignals, seatbelt light, and other stuff like that.
If not working, check the switch and the bulb. If still not working, check the CPU. It is controlled by the CPU (under dash next to hood realease). The CPU controls this plus hazzard/turnsignals, seatbelt light, and other stuff like that.
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The brochure shows it as standard on GS, GSL, and GSL-SE. Pretty sure it is only on the S3s, though.
http://foxed.ca/rx7manual/manuals/85_brochure.pdf
http://foxed.ca/rx7manual/manuals/85_brochure.pdf
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This is the Last Great 1st Gen Mystery - How to Make your Door Lights Work.
All four of my 84/85 GSLs have them and none of them have ever worked, even though each of these cars was in great shape and even after I spent an evening trying to figure out how to make them work on the Tan One.
So yeah, I'd love to see a photo of one of these things working. Or better, a video showing them light up when you do whatever it is you need to do to them to make them light up.
But really, I doubt the door lights on any 1st gen RX-7s still work.
All four of my 84/85 GSLs have them and none of them have ever worked, even though each of these cars was in great shape and even after I spent an evening trying to figure out how to make them work on the Tan One.
So yeah, I'd love to see a photo of one of these things working. Or better, a video showing them light up when you do whatever it is you need to do to them to make them light up.
But really, I doubt the door lights on any 1st gen RX-7s still work.
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This is the Last Great 1st Gen Mystery - How to Make your Door Lights Work.
All four of my 84/85 GSLs have them and none of them have ever worked, even though each of these cars was in great shape and even after I spent an evening trying to figure out how to make them work on the Tan One.
So yeah, I'd love to see a photo of one of these things working. Or better, a video showing them light up when you do whatever it is you need to do to them to make them light up.
But really, I doubt the door lights on any 1st gen RX-7s still work.
All four of my 84/85 GSLs have them and none of them have ever worked, even though each of these cars was in great shape and even after I spent an evening trying to figure out how to make them work on the Tan One.
So yeah, I'd love to see a photo of one of these things working. Or better, a video showing them light up when you do whatever it is you need to do to them to make them light up.
But really, I doubt the door lights on any 1st gen RX-7s still work.
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I think there is also a plastic washer that kinda glows too. Another option is also to install LED(s) around the area then using an alarm with dome light supervision wire a relay to the LED's. That would make them light up when disarmed or door is open.
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