Modified XJ Cherokee Tech XJ (84-01)
All modified tech questions. If it modifies your XJ beyond stock parts ask it here.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Interior lights shutoff switch

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Aug 21, 2016 | 05:41 PM
  #1  
Jackem's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 76
Likes: 4
From: Western Colorado
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Default Interior lights shutoff switch

Edited 8.27.2016: 🙄
At times it's nice to be parked with the doors open and not have the interior lights on draining the battery, so today I installed a switch to facilitate it.

Took awhile but I finally traced the power to a yellow wire located in a connectotor below the fuse panel in the passenger side fuse bay. It is the forward, bottom connector. This powers the footwell lights, and forward dome light when any of the doors are opened. Cut the yellow wire and splice in enough wire to reach a conveniently located switch and you can disable the three lights mentioned.

The light in the cargo area is not affected by the afore mention switch. Pull the light out of the headliner and find a three pin connector above the switch; two power wires and a ground. One of those wires is the same yellow as the one in the front connector; cut it and the cargo light will not come on by opening the hatch or doors. It will come on if you press it as normal.

Be sure to throughly insulate all connections. Also a good idea to unhook the battery - or have a handful of 15 amp fuses. It's located in the fuse panel under the hood....😟 Kinda smoky blue colored.

The map lights beside the front dome work as normal when the interior lights are deactived.



Here the switch:
Attached Thumbnails Interior lights shutoff switch-image.jpeg  

Last edited by Jackem; Aug 27, 2016 at 08:57 PM.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
clutch6425
Jeep Builds
21
May 7, 2016 09:13 AM
tnovell
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
6
Mar 31, 2016 11:14 PM
Kyle
Grand Cherokee Write-Ups
0
Mar 2, 2008 10:27 AM
droff85
Introductions
2
Dec 1, 2007 03:24 PM

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:30 AM.