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help, dome light ground problem
need i little help trouble shooting this
heres were im at so far i have power to the dome light bulb didnt light so i grounded it to the cab and it goes on and stays on no matter what position the headlight switch is in . this is 67 lwb pu it does not have dome light switches in the door jambs heres the only thing i can think of-bad headlight switch . does this sound right to you guys also are the cluster bulbs available at an auotzone,pepboys or napa any body know the bulb # i dont thik its the same # as the orginal but i could be wrong thanks in advance for any insight , JOHN
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Re: help, dome light ground problem
i thought these had power all the time and the ground is what is switched...
someone correct me if i am wrong ![]() dash bulbs are 194's you can get'em any where Last edited by rage'nrat638; 04-08-2006 at 12:15 AM. |
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Re: help, dome light ground problem
yes it does have power all the time
but only lights up if i ground it to the cab
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Re: help, dome light ground problem
On mine, the wire under the sill plate had a nick in the coating and rotted the wire out inside. Spliced in a new piece and was fine. This is a ground that goes back to the h/l switch.
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Re: help, dome light ground problem
The dome light has two wires leading to it-orange (hot wire)-white (ground wire). The white wire is hooked to the light switch . When you turn the switch to the left it grounds the wire. The white wire is probably broke between switch and dome light.
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Re: help, dome light ground problem
i think i have a brand new dome light and wire haress some ware and i know i have a spare switch
i will just swap some parts and see if itll work im just starting to notice the little things with this truck as im being forced to drive it daily to work untill . my 97 blew an intake gasket when i got home from work friday morning so i will be driving the 67 till i have time to do the intake and while i am so board at work i went out and tinkered with the farmers daughter (thats her name) i never have time for her when were home. after only 100- 200 miles on her in just a little under a year shes now getting 66 miles aday on her sunday night its time to strech the legs on the 71 for the first time scince fall if weather permits (this ones not aloud to play in the rain) come monday its time to do an intake oun the 97
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Re: help, dome light ground problem
the problem was in the harness ,
i dont see the break but theres one the some were installed a new dome light kit today and it works it kinda hurt my pride to put the after market light in i guess i cant say my truck is all original parts anymore ![]() ![]() ![]()
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