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YOUR RESEARCHCourtesy door lights not working - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

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Check fuse box in the driver's foot well

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I checked the fuse box in the driver's foot well.

Courtesy door lights not working - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Leading evidence: 'Check fuse box in the driver's foot well' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'dreaded clu may be part of the problem' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Check fuse box in the driver's foot well' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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dreaded clu may be part of the problem

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But now I suspect the dreaded CLU may be part of the problem with the door lights.

Courtesy door lights not working - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

nearly worn out headlight switch

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Suspected cause · Original poster

I determined this was due to a nearly worn out headlight switch, which does function if it is in the exact correct position (i.e.

Courtesy door lights not working - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Disconnect battery

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I tried disconnecting the battery and reconnecting to "reset." There is also no difficulty getting my key out of the ignition, which I understand can also cause electrical problems.

Courtesy door lights not working - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Repair some sagging of the bottom cushion

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I recently had the seat out to repair some sagging of the bottom cushion.

Courtesy door lights not working - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Check fuse box in the driver's foot well

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I checked the fuse box in the driver's foot well.

Courtesy door lights not working - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Disconnect battery

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Suggestion · Original poster

I tried disconnecting the battery and reconnecting to "reset." There is also no difficulty getting my key out of the ignition, which I understand can also cause electrical problems.

Courtesy door lights not working - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Repair some sagging of the bottom cushion

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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

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Suggestion · Original poster

I recently had the seat out to repair some sagging of the bottom cushion.

Courtesy door lights not working - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Reported and suspected causes (2)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

dreaded clu may be part of the problem

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0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suspected cause · Original poster

But now I suspect the dreaded CLU may be part of the problem with the door lights.

Courtesy door lights not working - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

nearly worn out headlight switch

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suspected cause · Original poster

I determined this was due to a nearly worn out headlight switch, which does function if it is in the exact correct position (i.e.

Courtesy door lights not working - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

OK, this is a minor problem, but I hate when components don't work as intended. The courtesy door lights on my 2003 Base have stopped working. Not when the doors open or when the remote unlock is used. This happened this past weekend when I noticed the entire driver's (left) side lights were out. I determined this was due to a nearly worn out headlight switch, which does function if it is in the exact correct position (i.e. not too far to the right). I will be replacing it. But then I noticed the lights in the door cards were out - both of them. I checked the fuse box in the driver's foot well. There is no fuse that specifically mentions the courtesy lights and those that were likely suspects are working. I tried disconnecting the battery and reconnecting to "reset." There is also no difficulty getting my key out of the ignition, which I understand can also cause electrical problems. I am at a loss! It did rain lightly this weekend while I was at a tailgate party and a few drops got in the interior before I put the top up, but not enough to get wet under the driver's seat where the CLU is located. I recently had the seat out to repair some sagging of the bottom cushion. At that time the CLU appeared to be bone dry and no evidence of prior water intrusion. But now I suspect the dreaded CLU may be part of the problem with the door lights. Any ideas, oh wise and sage 986Forum members?

POST 2 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Well this is embarrassing! The problem was not the bulbs or lack of power. It was merely the plugs from the wiring harness to the bulbs had come loose - on both doors - at the same time! Obviously installer error when I put in the LEDs. The wasn't much slack on the wire and the force of closing the door pulled the plugs from the harness. I reinstalled them and secured the bulbs to the harness with some good, old-fashioned electrical tape.

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