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Old 09-20-2015, 12:35 AM
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I have a dome light circuit causing a parasitic draw and have pulled the fuse. I was thinking about putting the dome light on a manual switch. I do not want the dome light to come on unless I turn it on. I would really appreciate anyone's advice on where to start on this. Is this something that would be difficult? I have wired simple circuits, but not sure this qualifies when you include all of the door jamb switches, etc. Thanks for your help!
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The door jamb switches can be disabled, then the only way to turn on dome lights is by turning the headlight switch.
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Easy way would be to disable the passenger door switch, pull the drivers side door switch and splice the wires together, pull the dome light, splice in a switch and mount it on the side of the dome light housing.
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Thanks for the tips. I will start to work on it soon. If I get it figured out, I will post back. Always helpful on this site. Thanks!
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