Door jamb switch WTF?
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Thanks to whomever participated on this topic awhile ago - was just about to go through returning my Rock sourced switches back thinking they were not going to fit.
FYI - Found this thread by using a Google search - the FTE search did not return this - maybe my string was too long?)
FYI - Found this thread by using a Google search - the FTE search did not return this - maybe my string was too long?)
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yes ... the switches set themselves when closing the door for the first time. I was also surprised at the beginning.
actually a very simple and simple system ... like so many things in old American cars. European automobile manufacturers should take a look at that! everything is complicated with our cars.
Grüße aus Deutschland :-)
actually a very simple and simple system ... like so many things in old American cars. European automobile manufacturers should take a look at that! everything is complicated with our cars.
Grüße aus Deutschland :-)
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Door jamb dome switch
Anybody had to change out a door jamb switch? One of 'em on the '85 has been sticking, so I threw one into my last RockAuto order. Came today, went to install it, and WTF it's different. Sticks out from the door jamb a lot more than the old one. Th
reads in the same way, but I'm sure the way it sticks out, as soon as I shut the door I'm sure I'd destroy it.
So I figure it's a bad web listing. But I looked at LMC, Graveyard, even AutoZone, and their pics all show the same too-long switch. I can't imagine this new switch working in the truck, eh?
reads in the same way, but I'm sure the way it sticks out, as soon as I shut the door I'm sure I'd destroy it.So I figure it's a bad web listing. But I looked at LMC, Graveyard, even AutoZone, and their pics all show the same too-long switch. I can't imagine this new switch working in the truck, eh?
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Holy Ned, I'd forgotten that I've had this truck for 10 years now....
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Wiring
Necro-post. Yup, with the encouraging words of @85lebaront2 , I did just that, and it still works.
Holy Ned, I'd forgotten that I've had this truck for 10 years now....
Holy Ned, I'd forgotten that I've had this truck for 10 years now....
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Wiring door jamb (courtesy light) switches
The switches simply connect the 2 or 3 wires to turn on the courtesy lights and the key in/headlights on warning buzzer or chime. Light Green/Yellow is power (hot at all times). Black/Light Blue is courtesy lights feed and Red/Pink is warning buzzer feed. Third pin is probably for security alarm on later trucks. Physical dimensions of these switches (thread size and length) didn't really change, just the wiring.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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