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shermro99 · 12-02-2010, 12:50 AM

1970 Chevy P/U C10

I cannot get the dome light to go on when the doors open. Is this a flaw or am I missing something? I have checked to make sure there was current going to it and I did replace the fuse....what am I missing? Does it take a specific light?

Thank you!

ls1nova71 · 12-02-2010, 12:54 AM

Does it have pin switches in the door jam? Cheaper trucks didn't have them.

yob2kanobe · 12-02-2010, 01:08 AM

yep, check the switches on the door. they build up with rust and gunk. replaced mine and everything works like a charm.

shermro99 · 12-02-2010, 07:46 PM

Checked the switches on the side dorrs and they push in and bounce out beautifully. I am wondering if I put the right light in. Which one should it be?

sameyrasmea72 · 12-02-2010, 08:01 PM

Does the light come on when you turn it on from the headligh switch? If so then the problem is in the door switches.

gnstalodz · 12-02-2010, 08:33 PM

get an ohmes meter and check the wiring

shermro99 · 12-02-2010, 11:36 PM

The light does not come on when I turn the headlights on......Last time I checked the wiring, power was going to the dome light.... So maybe I just need to replace the switches??

Hubscrub · 12-02-2010, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by shermro99

The light does not come on when I turn the headlights on......Last time I checked the wiring, power was going to the dome light.... So maybe I just need to replace the switches??

are you turning the knob to turn the light on? it don't come on when you pull the switch out like for the headlights just turn the knob

Brock · 12-03-2010, 11:33 AM

not meaning to be a smart a$$ but is the bulb blown?

RPBurris · 12-03-2010, 01:54 PM

I was looking into my dome light and couldn't get it to work either. I put the voltage meter on it and no power. Come to find out it was screwed into place with the wires clipped. Great job by PO. Maybe start with the obvious. Bulb, voltage....

Mayo · 12-03-2010, 06:06 PM

I never knew they were supposed to come on when you open the doors.

**americanmusc1e** · 12-03-2010, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Mayo

I never knew they were supposed to come on when you open the doors.

mine doesn't. it does not have door switches...... sounds like a good thing to add though

BP68 · 12-04-2010, 01:13 AM

Also, doesn't the light housing ground to the roof/screw hole. If you have power at the bulb and the bulb is not blown, sounds like a ground problem.

shermro99 · 12-04-2010, 01:38 AM

Checked all the above and it is not working. I bought a fuze looking bulb that was in there previously but I am not sure that it correct. What sort of bulb does it take?

dash13 · 12-04-2010, 01:43 AM

Yeah how about some pictures.

yob2kanobe · 12-04-2010, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by dash13

Yeah how about some pictures.

yea, we need pictures of a dome light thats shut off.....

coloradosean2009 · 12-04-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by shermro99

Checked all the above and it is not working. I bought a fuze looking bulb that was in there previously but I am not sure that it correct. What sort of bulb does it take?

That is called a festoon bulb. The replacement may be blown. You said that you have power to the socket, so it must be the bulb. If you replaced it with an LED bulb, you may have the polarity switched (+ hooked to -) in which case all you will have to do is turn the bulb 180*.

shermro99 · 12-04-2010, 04:26 PM

Here are the pics of the dome light.

raycow · 12-04-2010, 04:50 PM

Using a multimeter or test light, you should see voltage at both ends of the bulb if the bulb and fuse are good.

If you can't turn on the lamp from the headlight switch, ground the white wire at the switch connector. If the lamp lights now, the switch is suspect. If the lamp still doesn't light, you have a break in the white wire at some point. Try the same test at the door switches. The lamp should light when you ground the white wire if the wire is good.

Ray

12-02-2010, 12:50 AM	#1
shermro99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 33	Dome Light in Cab 1970 Chevy P/U C10 I cannot get the dome light to go on when the doors open. Is this a flaw or am I missing something? I have checked to make sure there was current going to it and I did replace the fuse....what am I missing? Does it take a specific light? Thank you!

12-02-2010, 12:54 AM	#2
ls1nova71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Independence Mo Posts: 4,119	Re: Dome Light in Cab Does it have pin switches in the door jam? Cheaper trucks didn't have them.

12-02-2010, 01:08 AM	#3
yob2kanobe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: SE Washington state Posts: 80	Re: Dome Light in Cab yep, check the switches on the door. they build up with rust and gunk. replaced mine and everything works like a charm.

12-02-2010, 07:46 PM	#4
shermro99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 33	Re: Dome Light in Cab Checked the switches on the side dorrs and they push in and bounce out beautifully. I am wondering if I put the right light in. Which one should it be?

12-02-2010, 08:01 PM	#5
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: Dome Light in Cab Does the light come on when you turn it on from the headligh switch? If so then the problem is in the door switches. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

12-02-2010, 08:33 PM	#6
gnstalodz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: dublin, ca Posts: 155	Re: Dome Light in Cab get an ohmes meter and check the wiring

12-02-2010, 11:36 PM	#7
shermro99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 33	Re: Dome Light in Cab The light does not come on when I turn the headlights on......Last time I checked the wiring, power was going to the dome light.... So maybe I just need to replace the switches??

12-03-2010, 11:33 AM	#9
Brock upgrading to an older model Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento, KY Posts: 346	Re: Dome Light in Cab not meaning to be a smart a$$ but is the bulb blown? __________________ 68 stepside, short-box, multi-colored (for now)

12-03-2010, 01:54 PM	#10
RPBurris Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 395	Re: Dome Light in Cab I was looking into my dome light and couldn't get it to work either. I put the voltage meter on it and no power. Come to find out it was screwed into place with the wires clipped. Great job by PO. Maybe start with the obvious. Bulb, voltage.... __________________ 1969 Chevy K20 Longbed

12-03-2010, 06:06 PM	#11
Mayo Cool Truck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bowie,MD Posts: 1,869	Re: Dome Light in Cab I never knew they were supposed to come on when you open the doors. __________________ 1968 Chevrolet C20 Longhorn "Cool Truck" 1937 Chevrolet Pickup - Project Looking for a patina'd 68 50th Anniversary longbed

12-04-2010, 01:13 AM	#13
BP68 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Olive Branch, MS Posts: 824	Re: Dome Light in Cab Also, doesn't the light housing ground to the roof/screw hole. If you have power at the bulb and the bulb is not blown, sounds like a ground problem. __________________ 68 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 06 Chevy Ext Cab Fleetside 03 Grand Prix GTP My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=269999

12-04-2010, 01:38 AM	#14
shermro99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 33	Re: Dome Light in Cab Checked all the above and it is not working. I bought a fuze looking bulb that was in there previously but I am not sure that it correct. What sort of bulb does it take?

12-04-2010, 01:43 AM	#15
dash13 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 94	Re: Dome Light in Cab Yeah how about some pictures.

12-04-2010, 04:26 PM	#18
shermro99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 33	Re: Dome Light in Cab Here are the pics of the dome light. Attached Images

12-04-2010, 04:50 PM	#19
raycow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA USA Posts: 2,454	Re: Dome Light in Cab Using a multimeter or test light, you should see voltage at both ends of the bulb if the bulb and fuse are good. If you can't turn on the lamp from the headlight switch, ground the white wire at the switch connector. If the lamp lights now, the switch is suspect. If the lamp still doesn't light, you have a break in the white wire at some point. Try the same test at the door switches. The lamp should light when you ground the white wire if the wire is good. Ray __________________ Live more responsibly. Eat lower on the food chain. Eat vegetarians.



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