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Old 04-11-2010, 05:58 PM
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Lightbulb ok, found this unplugged in my tailgate.......

help me! i posted earlier on here asking tail gate ?s! and now i found this.........
wheres it go and am i missin somethin?
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I'm guessing power lock. maybe it jamed on a previos owner and they just removed it alltogether or it just has the option for one.
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nope power lock works
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Could it be the dome light switch? I had to bypass the one for my glass hatch b/c the switch went bad & the lights would not turn off.

Other possibilities; cyclops light? Power lock? Wiper? Washer pump?

Possibly an unused connector b/c the same harness was used for various models of Jeep?

I love everything about my ZJ, EXCEPT the electrical system. It seems they went ultimate cheap on every component in it, and I'm constantly chasing ghosts.

Good luck; but if you don't miss whatever it used to do, I wouldn't worry about it much. If you can't find any connectors within reach that it would plug into, I'd say it was just an unused one in the harness, or possibly a test connection from the factory build.
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yea! im thinkin domelight switch but where does it plug into?
anyone got a pic of there tailgate naked?
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Did you say NAKED?
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haha yup. translation= rear gate without trim so i can see where that wire plugs in! lol
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On second look... that's some kind of a weatherproof connector. It looks like it might be for another light.. license plate light maybe?
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clearly a bonus part

i cant recall seeing that when i had mine apart.
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Flux Capacitor...
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that is the plug for auxiliary license plate light if you have swing out tire carrier.
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crap, so its not fer the door ajar switch?
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Did you figure out what it was for? If not go to a junk yard and check it out. Mine has an extra wire in the front for a power antana that mine didn't come with. Maybe it's just and extra plug.
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yea, im thinkin bout goin 2 a junkyard to see how it sets up if no one can help me here
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