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ng-86 · 11-10-2020, 12:05 AM

I had the same problem with my dome light, being dim, flickering, and buzzing.

It turned out the metal arms that held the bulb were not holding the bulb tight enough. I removed the bulb, bent them a bit more toward each other, and put it back. It's now a lot quieter when dimming, and is much brighter with no flickering the rest of the time.

Edit: I'm not 100% the dimming buzz went away, but it is definitely quieter than it was. This was with the OEM incandescent bulb.

11-10-2020, 12:05 AM	#4
ng-86 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: 18' 50th An. BRZ, 79' RX7 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 24 Thanks: 47 Thanked 30 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had the same problem with my dome light, being dim, flickering, and buzzing. It turned out the metal arms that held the bulb were not holding the bulb tight enough. I removed the bulb, bent them a bit more toward each other, and put it back. It's now a lot quieter when dimming, and is much brighter with no flickering the rest of the time. Edit: I'm not 100% the dimming buzz went away, but it is definitely quieter than it was. This was with the OEM incandescent bulb. Last edited by ng-86; 11-10-2020 at 12:22 AM.