206 bow seating area interior light wiring/control

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206 bow seating area interior light wiring/control

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Went around and switched all interior light bulbs to LED and replaced the three interior lights with new ones as the old ones were yellowed. The front light does not get power when the interior light switched is turned on. Took the lights out to see what the issue is but can't figure out how they are wired. The light in the rear seating area is connected with a blue and a black wire. The light at the front on the same side has a red and a black wire.

Have tried all of the other switches and nothing turns the front light on. I would assume that the front should turn on with the rear lights?

Any ideas? Can't trace it back as all the wires run in the semi-rigid wire way along the boat. May just run new wires to the front and tie them into the rear light if there isn't something easier that I am missing.
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You installs led bulbs? Just such the bulb around. They only work in 1 direction.
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Tried that, the wiring harness plug isn't getting power on a voltmeter when any of the dash switches are powered on. Seems odd that it would not use the same black and blue wiring as the other lights?
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cjmiller wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2020 1:39 pm Tried that, the wiring harness plug isn't getting power on a voltmeter when any of the dash switches are powered on. Seems odd that it would not use the same black and blue wiring as the other lights?
I'm sure it's on the same switch. I wouldn't count on the same wire colors on anything Cobalt wires. You may just have to run a new wire. Or trace it. They are not to hard to follow from the frt to the helm.
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