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Old 05-16-2008, 08:06 PM   #1
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well i just wanna know if this is normal on the TI that the interior light comes on randomly and will go out again quickly under hard cornering, even with both doors shut tight
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See if your hatch is closing tight. When my hatch isn't closed well, this happens.

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well i just wanna know if this is normal on the TI that the interior light comes on randomly and will go out again quickly under hard cornering, even with both doors shut tight
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Old 05-16-2008, 09:20 PM   #3
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See if your hatch is closing tight. When my hatch isn't closed well, this happens.
I was going to say what L8 said. I had same issue replaced trunk switch and the problem went away.
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ok im gonna check that
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I never thought of the hatch as being the issue.. I may have to look into that
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