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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 09:58 PM
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Just wondering

Is there any way to keep the interior lights and running board lights from coming on when you open the doors, really would like to keep them off all the time, any help, thanks
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 10:19 PM
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Pull the fuse. I forget which one it is, but it is in the manual. Will kill your under hood also.

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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 06:44 AM
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Thanks

Didn't know if fuse was hooked to other things, starting to use the truck for work and when I am in and out of it all day lutes pretty much stay on all day.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 07:46 AM
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Fuse

Cannot find that fuse, it's not listed in manual, don't want to just start pulling fuses out does anyone know what fuse is hooked to interior lites and running board lites
 
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 08:06 AM
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Never mind, found it, it controls the instrument cluster also so don't want to do that, thanks anyway
 
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 09:16 AM
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What year x do you have?

My 2000 has a fus just for the lights.

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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 09:42 AM
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2005

I have a 2005 and I finally just started pulling fuses, and when I got the one for the running boards and interior lites the instrument cluster went out, thanks again
 
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 01:43 PM
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I havent looked at how the switch works but on the doors you open jusy find a way to keep the switch closed and trick the truck.
 
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