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Old 06-16-2002, 06:33 PM   #1
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dome light wire

I want to hook up my dome light to a door switch. Which wire is the ground the white or the orange? all I need to do is hook it up were the ground get contact when the door is open ,right?

I think Kirsten asked this not long ago but I did not catch the answer. THANKS FOR THE HELP

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Old 06-16-2002, 07:39 PM   #2
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I'm pretty sure that the orange wire is hot and the white wire is ground. I'm putting these on my truck right now. The door switches should splice into the white wire providing ground when the doors are openned. I scanned a pic out of a factory assembly manual. GM put a extra harness in to do this, but i'm jsut gonna use some solder. If you want the pic I scanned just let me knwo.
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Old 06-16-2002, 10:44 PM   #3
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You are right...white is the ground, and there is supposed to be a piggy back harness for them.
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Old 06-16-2002, 10:50 PM   #4
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Thanks I am going to wire up remote locks and timed dome light so the diagram is not going to do me much good ,just needed to know which one was ground. THANKS AGAIN Hey your post on sway bar install was super I am getting ready to do it to mine.
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Old 06-16-2002, 11:00 PM   #5
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chevyman 68 C/10, It would be nice if you did a little write up of how you do this
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Old 06-17-2002, 11:22 AM   #6
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I think a write up and diagram would be great if anyone is interested.

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Old 06-17-2002, 12:15 PM   #7
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Heck yeah, timed dome lights would be sweet! i have been thinking of adsding a couple lights wired with the dome light, being that the milkey white lens kills the brightness so bad.
I had tried putting one under the dash, but the light I had was worse than the factory offerings, so I need to scrounge the junk yards a little more and come up with something. Was also thinking of a couple under the seat, like in a Town Car. you'd be amazed at how much this seemingly stupid light helps find the money you dropped, or the keys you hid at teh amusement park. (can't have your keys fall out on a ride now can we?)
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Old 06-17-2002, 12:21 PM   #8
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You mean you have change, mine is dumped in my truck already lol

I will get started on posting this project when i get it up and running. Bug tested!


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