map lights on rear view mirror: 01 Impala LS

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billccm - 15 Sep 2006 15:36 GMT

Hello All:

Both map lights on my rear view mirror are out. I assume I have power
to the mirror, for the auto dimmer LED is lit.

Probably not the bulbs themselves, since BOTH sides are out, and
probably not both switches, also.

If they are bulbs, how are they replaced?

Any ideas?

Thanks for any advice, and have a nice day,

Bill

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Harry Face - 18 Sep 2006 06:27 GMT

My guess is the lens is pryed out with a small screw driver.

Don't be surprised if it is the switches on the mirror. Both switches
went bad on mothers overhead map lights in her Caddy, and she never uses
them and she don't drive at night & read in the dark either.

good luck

harryface
05 Park Avenue 49,889
91 Bonneville 307, 334

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billccm - 18 Sep 2006 18:59 GMT

It is the connector, or harness going into the rear view mirror. I can
slightly tap the harness wire's and get the lights to blink on and off.

Why don't little things like this fail on Toyotas? How do they make a
harness last the life of the car, and GM cannot?

Now I have to figure how to solder a new harness on, or get the mirror
off.

Thanks for the replies.

Bill

> My guess is the lens is pryed out with a small screw driver.
>
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> 05 Park Avenue 49,889
> 91 Bonneville 307, 334

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jcr - 06 Oct 2006 00:42 GMT

> It is the connector, or harness going into the rear view mirror. I can
> slightly tap the harness wire's and get the lights to blink on and off.
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>> 05 Park Avenue 49,889
>> 91 Bonneville 307, 334

That is an odd item to have failed.

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