Hatchback Dome Light Question

[Perkstang]

I recently bought a 1992 Mustang GT hatch and it is in really good condition. It has a few little quirks that should be expected with a car of that age. One small problem I am having is that whenever I hit a large bump in the road or hit the gas really hard, the dome light flickers. I suspect that this is from the hatchback latch/striker vibrating and causing it to open slightly. I was just wondering if anyone else knew what could be causing this. Thanks.

 

[93steeda]

It probably is the hatch latch. I would try adjusting the striker to get the hatch to shut tighter.

 

[five_o_stang]

Does your hatch latch still have the nylon bushing that sits around the striker?....If not that's probably what's making it loose. You can get a striker bushing kit (4 bushings) for about $3 bucks at the local parts store...(i just did this so I know for sure)...the striker requires a torx wrench to remove but it's a two minute fix....it should tighten everything right up.

 

[Perkstang]

thanks for your help guys. I will try that this week. The flickering light thing was kinda cool for a while. It freaked my friends out though... we'd be driving along and all of a sudden I would go around a corner and hit the gas.... the tires would start spinning and the light would go crazy. hehe... it always made me laugh.

 

[Perkstang]

Well I just replaced the lifters (OE ones went bad due to saleen wing) as well as the latch and striker. The light is still flickering. Now i'm thinking a short. Any more ideas where I could look for this?