# Where is Dome Light Electronic Dimmer?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/where-is-dome-light-electronic-dimmer/13468>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sebring\
**Created:** [April 30, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/where-is-dome-light-electronic-dimmer/13468 "2008-04-30T19:15:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![steve181](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@steve181](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steve181)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/where-is-dome-light-electronic-dimmer/13468/1 "2008-04-30T19:15:54Z")

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On my 2004 Chrysler Sebring Covertible, the dome and interior lights no longer dim to off after the door is closed. This does not happen when it is cool. Its not a stuck switch. As an engineer I’m fairly certain that its a transistor breakdown in the electronic timer circuit. Where is this thing on that car? Thanks

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/where-is-dome-light-electronic-dimmer/13468/2 "2008-04-30T19:40:54Z")

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A Haynes manual should have a schematic but I don’t know that it will be to that level. I’d have thought it would be a simple cap discharging through a resistor, just based on the cost and the voltage, but then I’d just be guessing. Today’s cars have “body control modules” and it’s probably a chip in there somewhere. The Haynes schematic will probably only show the module.

But, then, I’m just guessing.

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/where-is-dome-light-electronic-dimmer/13468/3 "2008-04-30T19:46:54Z")

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If I could find the feature that dims the lights slowly in my Chevrolet Uplander, I would jerk it out and send it to you. IMHO, this is just one more thing to go wrong and I never figured out the purpose anyway. The strippo cars I used to own didn’t even have door switches to turn the interior lights on and off and I got along just fine.