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Old Aug 23, 2020 | 07:07 PM
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Inside cab light

Can anyone tell me what if anything I’m missing from from my cab light. This is what I had when I got the truck. I have rewire the truck and want to set up interior lights.
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Old Aug 23, 2020 | 07:13 PM
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I don't see the switch that goes in the bezel or any wiring for the light socket
 
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Old Aug 24, 2020 | 12:02 AM
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So the switch goes into the bezel? It isn’t like normal car working off open doors.
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Old Aug 24, 2020 | 04:02 AM
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You are missing the on/off switch and the wiring pigtail. In addition, you need the push buttons for the doors to tie in with the light.

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Old Aug 24, 2020 | 04:21 AM
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Here's the whole kit from Mid-Fifty, but you can buy the switch and other parts separately.
https://midfifty.com/item.php?INV_ID...te-with-wiring
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Old Aug 24, 2020 | 09:49 AM
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I forgot about the door buttons to make the dome work off when door closed and on when open. Make sure you download the wiring instructions from the mid-fifty site they sometimes forget to include them with their kit
 
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Old Aug 24, 2020 | 10:21 AM
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You don't need the door buttons. You could use the switch to turn it on and off as needed. That's what I did to my 54 when I ventured on the Dark Side.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2020 | 10:24 AM
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You don't need the door buttons. You could use the switch to turn it on and off as needed. That's what I did to my 54 when I ventured on the Dark Side.
exactly. As a matter of fact, I have owned many 56s with dome lights and I’ve never had a 56 with door switches. Always door switches in 53-55 trucks with interior light but never in a 56
 
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Old Aug 24, 2020 | 10:29 AM
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You don't need the door buttons. You could use the switch to turn it on and off as needed. That's what I did to my 54 when I ventured on the Dark Side.
But the door switches are cool....open the door & voila !! Let there be light !!
 
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Old Aug 24, 2020 | 11:11 AM
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My 56 has door button switches to turn on the light when the doors open and a slide switch on the light bezel to turn on the light with the doors closed. I added a toggle switch to the light bezel to bypass the door switches when I did not want the light to come on. Just like when I was a teenager and we were stealing hub caps. Remember hubcaps?
 
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Old Aug 24, 2020 | 11:35 AM
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You've said many times that you used the Ezwire 21 circuit kit, are you using the stock light switch? I have my dome light working with the switches at the doors and from me aftermarket headlight switch..
 
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I have the door switches. is there a way to make it so when doors are open the light comes on? I can get pigtails but do I need the switch?
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