| Interior light switch in door jamb [message #120361] |
Wed, 30 March 2011 14:51  |
westlanddave78
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Well, I did a dumb thing and tried to replace the interior light switch in the door jamb of my GMC. While pulling out the switch, the connector broke loose and the wire dropped inside the jamb. I could hear it arcing inside the jamb so I pulled the fuse (post haste). I suspect there's no way to reach the lost wires, so I'd like to just cut and tape them off elsewhere. Can anyone tell me a good place to access them?
Dave P.
Westland, MI
75 Palm Beach
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| Re: Interior light switch in door jamb [message #120371 is a reply to message #120361] |
Wed, 30 March 2011 16:27  |
Bob de Kruyff
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| westlanddave78 wrote on Wed, 30 March 2011 13:51 |
Well, I did a dumb thing and tried to replace the interior light switch in the door jamb of my GMC. While pulling out the switch, the connector broke loose and the wire dropped inside the jamb. I could hear it arcing inside the jamb so I pulled the fuse (post haste). I suspect there's no way to reach the lost wires, so I'd like to just cut and tape them off elsewhere. Can anyone tell me a good place to access them?
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I think that is a ground wire so it's not actually hot. You may hear sparking since it's trying to complete the circuit to the overhead lights. If it doesn't bother you, you could just leave it and set the overhead lights in the middle (off) position.Most GM cars for years activated the dome lights by the ground circuit.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Interior light switch in door jamb [message #120375 is a reply to message #120368] |
Wed, 30 March 2011 16:45 |
Douglas Norton
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My 73 uses the switch to light the door open lamp and a foot lamp which I removed during a remodel. I did tape the wires at the light.
--- On Wed, 3/30/11, Desmond <980@opg.org> wrote:
From: Desmond <980@opg.org>
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Interior light switch in door jamb
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 1:47 PM
Is this the same sending switch that lights the idiot bulb on the dash or is that a separate one?
I've never seen an interior light come on in my coach with the door open. What is it supposed to do?
I did find a "mystery bonus part" that fell on the floor from who knows where. It does look like it could be part of a sending switch but I have no idea how it could get under the table.
DC
On Mar 30, 2011, at 1:03 PM, Emery Stora wrote:
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> Actually it should be easy to reach the wires and to plug in another switch.
> Just pull the trim from the rear of the window and you can remove the small vertical piece of wall board. The wire should be hanging down between the two pieces of aluminum framing and it should be easy to reach the wire.
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> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
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| Re: [GMCnet] Interior light switch in door jamb [message #120380 is a reply to message #120368] |
Wed, 30 March 2011 17:38 |
Bob de Kruyff
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""Is this the same sending switch that lights the idiot bulb on the dash or is that a separate one?
I've never seen an interior light come on in my coach with the door open. What is it supposed to do?
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Yes--that switch grounds the light circuit to the two lights above the driver and passengers seats. They won't light if the rockers are set in the middle or if your switches are corroded like most appear to be.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Interior light switch in door jamb [message #120398 is a reply to message #120383] |
Wed, 30 March 2011 23:28 |
Bob de Kruyff
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""However no lights come on. I bought my GMC when it was just over two
years old so I know that there were never lights activated by that
switch
"" What do your rocker switches do for your overhead lights where the speakers are. I have only seen configurations that have 3 positions: on, off, or automatic. Automatic is controlled by the door switch. I'm assuming by your post that you only have 2 psoitions on the rocker switches???
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Interior light switch in door jamb [message #120409 is a reply to message #120398] |
Thu, 31 March 2011 10:18 |
emerystora
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On Mar 30, 2011, at 10:28 PM, Bob de Kruyff <NEXT2POOL@AOL.COM> wrote:
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> ""However no lights come on. I bought my GMC when it was just over two
> years old so I know that there were never lights activated by that
> switch
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> "" What do your rocker switches do for your overhead lights where
> the speakers are. I have only seen configurations that have 3
> positions: on, off, or automatic. Automatic is controlled by the
> door switch. I'm assuming by your post that you only have 2
> psoitions on the rocker switches???
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No, Bob
My lights have 3 positions. On, off and in the third position they are
controlled by the headlight switch when it is turned all the way to
one side. This is nice when I want to turn on the passenger side light
from the drivers seat. So we normally leave the switches in the third
position.
Emery Stora
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