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Old Aug 5, 2014 | 09:08 PM
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Dome lights

My dome lights will not turn off. Have to pull the fuse. Is it possible both door switches are bad. It is a super cab and the doors do not shut the tightest. Or could it be the dimmer switch in the dash. Any help would be helpful.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2014 | 09:32 PM
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Have you tried soaking the door latches with wd40 and opening and closing several times? This worked pretty good in my f150s.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2014 | 04:33 AM
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No. Not yet. I will try today.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2014 | 05:41 AM
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I think one of your door latches are bad, just have to narrow it down, its usually the one used the most, driver side, does the sleep module work? everything goes off after 15 minutes? keep us posted.
 
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Pop the fuse in and wait to see if the battery protection circuit kills the dome light after a while. If it does, open a door. If the light turns back on, that switch is working. Repeat for all doors. I had one get finicky on me. I removed it and sprayed it with carb cleaner while pressing the pin a few times, then gave it a couple drops of oil. That was only a couple months ago, but it's been fine since.
 
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