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chronos · 03-05-2012, 08:48 PM

Does anyone know where the orange and whit wires that come from the dome light attach? Mine got caught up in my grinder a while back and I can't figure out where it goes!
Is it into the headlight switch?
My little light at your feet still works by the way

jhngardner367 · 03-05-2012, 09:43 PM

HI,Chronos! Here's a wiring diagram for '73-87.Hope it helps!
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chronos · 03-05-2012, 09:48 PM

Hi thanks , I could never make head or tails of those diagrams

All I see is the end of the wires sitting on my cab floor and Have no clue where they used to go

jhngardner367 · 03-05-2012, 10:05 PM

Give me 5 minutes,andI'll run out & check on my truck.I THINK the white goes to the light switch,and the orange SHOULD go to the fuse blck.
I have an orange wire,and a white wire that comes from the dome light ,under the carpet,and direcly to the back of the fuse block.

chronos · 03-05-2012, 10:58 PM

Back of the block??Wonder where it goes to back there?

|ow|ife · 03-05-2012, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by chronos

Back of the block??Wonder where it goes to back there?

if all you did is slice through the wire with a grinder shouldn't there still be orange and white ends near the fuse block where you can see the ports?

jhngardner367 · 03-06-2012, 01:30 AM

Not if they wrapped around the grinder,and it pulled them out. Either way,you'll have to disconnect the battery,and remove the inner side of the fuse bloc,to seewhere they were connected.Then,simply recrimp the wires back into the ends.
Give me a couple of days,and I'll pull the fuse block out of my GMC,and post a pic of it.IT should confirm where they go.

chronos · 03-06-2012, 10:14 AM

That would be great! Nice to get this figured out.

The wires did get wrapped up in the grinder and gave me a nice gash in my leg in the process! Should have been more careful...lesson learned.

**Corts60** · 03-06-2012, 12:42 PM

Follow the wires from the light that works at your feet to find the orange wire as they are connected together at some point. The white one is a ground that usually connects to the door jamb switch that operates it.

**hatzie** · 03-06-2012, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Corts60

Follow the wires from the light that works at your feet to find the orange wire as they are connected together at some point. The white one is a ground that usually connects to the door jamb switch that operates it.

The white wire also attaches to the headlight switch as well.

chronos · 03-23-2012, 11:28 AM

Thanks everyone , it is hard for me to track down where those wires came from. I have looked everywher under the dash area for a place where it looks like something was ripped off of broken and can't find anything?

If anyone has a picture of the orange and the white wires actually going where they belong would help alot

chronos · 03-25-2012, 10:02 PM

Still hoping for a pic to finish this finally

03-05-2012, 08:48 PM	#1
chronos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London,ontario,CANADA Posts: 23	Dome light help Does anyone know where the orange and whit wires that come from the dome light attach? Mine got caught up in my grinder a while back and I can't figure out where it goes! Is it into the headlight switch? My little light at your feet still works by the way

03-05-2012, 09:43 PM	#2
jhngardner367 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Austin, Arkansas Posts: 248	Re: Dome light help HI,Chronos! Here's a wiring diagram for '73-87.Hope it helps! __________________ Always expect the unexpected,....but don't expect the unexpected to be the unexpected you expect ! I'm busier than a one-legged cat,in a sandbox! Veteran..and proud ! I can't fix what ain't broke....you want I should break it?

03-05-2012, 09:48 PM	#3
chronos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London,ontario,CANADA Posts: 23	Re: Dome light help Hi thanks , I could never make head or tails of those diagrams All I see is the end of the wires sitting on my cab floor and Have no clue where they used to go

03-05-2012, 10:05 PM	#4
jhngardner367 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Austin, Arkansas Posts: 248	Re: Dome light help Give me 5 minutes,andI'll run out & check on my truck.I THINK the white goes to the light switch,and the orange SHOULD go to the fuse blck. I have an orange wire,and a white wire that comes from the dome light ,under the carpet,and direcly to the back of the fuse block. __________________ Always expect the unexpected,....but don't expect the unexpected to be the unexpected you expect ! I'm busier than a one-legged cat,in a sandbox! Veteran..and proud ! I can't fix what ain't broke....you want I should break it? Last edited by jhngardner367; 03-05-2012 at 10:12 PM.

03-05-2012, 10:58 PM	#5
chronos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London,ontario,CANADA Posts: 23	Re: Dome light help Back of the block??Wonder where it goes to back there?

03-06-2012, 01:30 AM	#7
jhngardner367 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Austin, Arkansas Posts: 248	Re: Dome light help Not if they wrapped around the grinder,and it pulled them out. Either way,you'll have to disconnect the battery,and remove the inner side of the fuse bloc,to seewhere they were connected.Then,simply recrimp the wires back into the ends. Give me a couple of days,and I'll pull the fuse block out of my GMC,and post a pic of it.IT should confirm where they go. __________________ Always expect the unexpected,....but don't expect the unexpected to be the unexpected you expect ! I'm busier than a one-legged cat,in a sandbox! Veteran..and proud ! I can't fix what ain't broke....you want I should break it?

03-06-2012, 10:14 AM	#8
chronos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London,ontario,CANADA Posts: 23	Re: Dome light help That would be great! Nice to get this figured out. The wires did get wrapped up in the grinder and gave me a nice gash in my leg in the process! Should have been more careful...lesson learned.

03-06-2012, 12:42 PM	#9
Corts60 Just here to tinker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 3,697	Re: Dome light help Follow the wires from the light that works at your feet to find the orange wire as they are connected together at some point. The white one is a ground that usually connects to the door jamb switch that operates it. __________________ 78 C10 SWB Diesel #1 (wrecked)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...1978+silverado 78 C10 SWB Diesel #2 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=650751 60 GMC Suburban (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=445526 60 GMC 1000 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=298235 67 GMC 1500 (sold) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=803695 73 Chevy C20(Daily)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=852767 86 Suburban(summer unit) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=810697 88 Suburban 4x4(sold)

03-23-2012, 11:28 AM	#11
chronos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London,ontario,CANADA Posts: 23	Re: Dome light help Thanks everyone , it is hard for me to track down where those wires came from. I have looked everywher under the dash area for a place where it looks like something was ripped off of broken and can't find anything? If anyone has a picture of the orange and the white wires actually going where they belong would help alot

03-25-2012, 10:02 PM	#12
chronos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London,ontario,CANADA Posts: 23	Re: Dome light help Still hoping for a pic to finish this finally



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