Can I turn all the inside lights on with a switch anywhere? (2010 Touring)

[LordJezo]

Is it possible? Besides opening the door or manually pushing each light to on, is there a way to get all of the inside lights to go on at once?

 

[dieseldriver]

I think the best way is to find the wiring for the door ground trigger wire; probably the one from the driver's side door and splice the hot side of the wire to the ground (positive voltage using a multimeter) using a SPDT switch. When the circuit completes to ground it will turn the lights on. When the circuit is closed, lights will be off.

 

[LordJezo]

So then, not to be a jerk or anything, the answer is no? No outside of rigging something up myself.

What I meant was more like is there a switch or something already there or a knob I dont know about that I can turn everything on at once.

 

[tex2670]

So then, not to be a jerk or anything, the answer is no? No outside of rigging something up myself.

What I meant was more like is there a switch or something already there or a knob I dont know about that I can turn everything on at once.

There's a switch on the headliner: [Off Door On] -- Slide it to "ON". Other than that, no.

 

[dieseldriver]

Actually, pretty simple to do really. You just need to locate the wire from the bundle running along underneath the along plastic panel under the door. Once you locate this single wire, you can the cut it and run one wire to the ground to switch (top or bottom or whichever is considered ON), the other two connections to the switch. This is why you need a a SPDT switch. An off position would make the lights work normally just like when you have all the doors close. When you flip the switch, you have a condition similar to when someone opens the the door that turns on all the lights in the interior. I've noticed that not many cars have the central switch for lighting anymore, not sure why. I remember that most cars had this in the 80's and 90's. Even my Honda Pilot don't have this feature.

 

[Brucie66]

I just went out to my car.... ALL my interior lights go on when on move the swich to the on position in the overhead console.

 

[LordJezo]

I just went out to my car.... ALL my interior lights go on when on move the swich to the on position in the overhead console.

Well that sure worked. How simple.

Thanks!