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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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Unhappy Please help. Interior lights are off!!!!

Ok so I was driving and went to turn on the
map lights and they didn't turn on. Then I checked my mirror lights on the visor and they are dead as well. Everything else works and idk y they went out. :-/. Any info on if this happened to u would be great. Thanks in advance
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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Fuse?
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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I would also agree it should be a Fuse issue.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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Bulbs died? time for some new ones
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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Lol I'd bet the ranch all the bulbs didn't die at the same time. The only fuse I can locate says trunk light room light and the fuse is good. I'm getting frustrated tho lol. The trunk light works so the fuse is def ok. It doesn't make sense
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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Ok so it's looking like the "BCM" might be bad. Gotta unplug the neg batt terminal for 5 minutes to reset it to see if the lights turn on. Will be doing this in the morning. Any other info is greatly appreciated.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 01:15 AM
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Im dying to see the iq level of all new z owners,wander if its higher than their post count
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 04:41 AM
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Did you check the fuse box in back of the battery??
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 09:42 AM
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Im dying to see the iq level of all new z owners,wander if its higher than their post count
This is in reference to? Did I ask something that only an idiot would? The fuses are good, all the bulbs aren't dead lulz, so tell me all mighty smart guy, what does a persons IQ have to do with my post ?? Stfu and gtfo.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 05:25 PM
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The same thing happened to me when I tried to do the LED conversion. Nobody was able to help me out, I've seen others ask the same thing as well. From the research I did I figured it was the BCM also, but I have no idea how to change it or what it involves. IMO, It was too much of a hassle for such a little thing.
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Originally Posted by Marcus93
The same thing happened to me when I tried to do the LED conversion. Nobody was able to help me out, I've seen others ask the same thing as well. From the research I did I figured it was the BCM also, but I have no idea how to change it or what it involves. IMO, It was too much of a hassle for such a little thing.
Ok, so the BCM is similar to a fuse. In order to change it, u must get your keyfobs reprogrammed to it. It's in the fuse box in front of the battery. In order to reset the lights, u have to disconnect the negative battery terminal for 5 minutes then reconnect it. I did this today and the lights turn on. The technicians service manual from Nissan recommends replacing the BCM because the problem may not be permanently resolved. Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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Thanks a lot man, will try this in the morning when its light out!
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 09:43 AM
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This worked thanks!
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Marcus93
This worked thanks!
Glad I was able to help!! And I don't think I'm going to change the bcm if all it does is the stupid light failure.
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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I had a similar issue when I was replacing a broken mirror on the passenger visor. I accidentally shorted the lights - all went dead. Checked the bulbs and all fuses in the car - all were good. I then started to test the BCM with the multimeter and such. (I unplugged the power to it directly at the unit)

When I plugged the BCM back in all was good. I came to the conclusion that I just had to disconnect the power from the BCM for a short period and then plug it back in - this seems to have reset it and thus solved my problem. Maybe this will help.

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