Power Door latch?

NyNeon0813 · Post by **NyNeon0813** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:34 pm

I changed my passenger side rear door latch and noticed it had a wire attached to it, which I take is for power locks, but I dont have power locks in my car.. Could this mean that I have the writing for it already and could have power locks if I just get the correct door panels on the front?

I'll have to take the front door panels off to see if out had the same writing to the door latch and what not. Just figured I'd ask and see if anyone knew. Thanks

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:04 pm

Just a single wire? If so, that is for the dome light/door ajar indicator.

NyNeon0813 · Post by **NyNeon0813** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:45 pm

Thats the same thing I thought, but I went to the junk yard and got another latch, bc mine was broken, but it wasnt the same, it didn't have the connector for the wire. But after replacing it, it didn't cause the door ajar or the dome light to come on. And I just left the connector just hanging in the door

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:09 am

Odd. Did the latch you replaced it with come from a 2000 Neon?

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:40 am

Danteneon wrote:Odd. Did the latch you replaced it with come from a 2000 Neon?

This.

the dome light/"door is a jar/bottle/sex toy" will not come on, until the latch switch closes and completes the circuit to ground.

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:39 am

occasional demons wrote:
Danteneon wrote:Odd. Did the latch you replaced it with come from a 2000 Neon?
This.

the dome light/"door is a jar/bottle/sex toy" will not come on, until the latch switch closes and completes the circuit to ground.

other way around bill... it should stay off till the circuit is completed, hence why it's off now. because the circuit is incomplete

NyNeon0813 · Post by **NyNeon0813** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:47 am

Honestly I didn't even check. I figured they would all b the same. So I turned the key on, opened the door and the dome light didn't turn on.. So now I'm thinking it is just the door/dome light wire. Sucks power locks would b nice

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:50 am

Hudson_Neon wrote:
occasional demons wrote:
Danteneon wrote:Odd. Did the latch you replaced it with come from a 2000 Neon?
This.

the dome light/"door is a jar/bottle/sex toy" will not come on, until the latch switch closes and completes the circuit to ground.
other way around bill... it should stay off till the circuit is completed, hence why it's off now. because the circuit is incomplete

Ok so maybe it should be worded better. The latch switch closes, when the latch is open.

To clarify:
2000 MY neons still use the pin in the door jamb, not the door latch.