Footwell Lighting -- Operation and Wiring Diagram

[Q-Ship986]

Hello,

Looking for information on the footwell lighting circuit for either a 986 or a 996.

Would like to know if the factory-equipped switch activates the dome and/or door lights in addition to the footwell lights.

And, does anyone have a portion of the wiring diagram for either car that includes this circuit?

Thanks,

--Brian

[Loren]

Model Year? (it does make a difference)

[Q-Ship986]

Model Year? (it does make a difference)

Well, I have an '03 986S. But, I'd be interested in information for any year 986 or 996 if I couldn't get it for my specific model.

Thanks, Loren.

--Brian

[Loren]

I sent you a PM...

[Q-Ship986]

(Loren, thanks again for your PM.)

Another question, or two, for anyone who can help. I searched the forums for info regarding the two relays in this circuit, finding Sandy's excellent posts here and here, plus a couple other ones that come close, but none that identify the actual PAG relays.

The latest PET for 986 and 996 do not seem to identify these relays; if they do, I am totally missing it. So, I have a couple shots below of my relay block, under the left side (US driver's) dash. There are two blank spots (coincidence, perhaps) on the left side of the block--what is supposed to go there? More to the point, does anyone with a relay block diagram (for an '03 986, or thereabouts) have any footwell lighting circuitry that can shed some light (pun intended) on the part numbers and physical location for these relays?

Sometimes I want to light up the interior, and everytime I do, it is only after fumbling for the small, unlit, and awkwardly-oriented thumb switch in the overhead light assembly. I want to press the more conveniently placed, backlit dash switch instead, and have it fire up all the ambient/orientation lighting--overhead, footwell, and doors. These relays seem to be the key to that. Thanks for any help.

--Brian

[Rodger]

Those spots don't look empty....they look like they have shorting plugs in them. Empty relay sockets will have an actual hole. See my post in the DIY section regarding PSE wiring. When I installed that relay socket, the relay, and the wiring, I used one of the open "holes" on the relay carrier. If you remove the relay carrier, you'll see the shorting plugs have lots of similar-colored wires running to them. Things like speedometer output, grounds, and LED lighting share common shorting plugs. You definitely don't want to pop out one of the shorting plugs!

Did you get your footwell lighting issue sorted with the schematic? If not, I can take a look.

[Q-Ship986]

Those spots don't look empty....they look like they have shorting plugs in them. Empty relay sockets will have an actual hole. See my post in the DIY section regarding PSE wiring. When I installed that relay socket, the relay, and the wiring, I used one of the open "holes" on the relay carrier. If you remove the relay carrier, you'll see the shorting plugs have lots of similar-colored wires running to them. Things like speedometer output, grounds, and LED lighting share common shorting plugs. You definitely don't want to pop out one of the shorting plugs!

Did you get your footwell lighting issue sorted with the schematic? If not, I can take a look.

Thanks, Rodger.

So these spots (circled, below) have a shorting plug in them? There were some true blanks/holes in the relay block (that you can't see in any of my photos), so that makes sense to me now.

Still looking for the relay part numbers....

Thanks for your help.

--Brian

[Rodger]

Right....as I said in my previous post, if you were to remove the relay carrier you'd see quite a few wires running to the back side of each one.