Turn Off Interior Lights
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Turn Off Interior Lights
All right, first time on the forum and very impressed. I bought a 01 Excursion with a 7.3 a little over a year ago and have dozens of questions. <O
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My first question is pretty stupid but I’ve looked everywhere for an answer and have not had any luck. How can I turn off all the interior lights while leaving a door or the back hatch open? I’m sure there must be a way but I’ve tried everything. I don’t know if I have a broken switch or there is a secret combination of door opening or something but it’s driven us nuts for more than a year. Please help. <O</O
</OMy first question is pretty stupid but I’ve looked everywhere for an answer and have not had any luck. How can I turn off all the interior lights while leaving a door or the back hatch open? I’m sure there must be a way but I’ve tried everything. I don’t know if I have a broken switch or there is a secret combination of door opening or something but it’s driven us nuts for more than a year. Please help. <O
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You cannot.
You must add a switch. You can do it at the junction box or, as some have done, switch the grounds up under the overhead console.
I've not done it that way but if you search "Dome Light Override" you'll find my instructions for adding a switch at the junction box.
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You must add a switch. You can do it at the junction box or, as some have done, switch the grounds up under the overhead console.
I've not done it that way but if you search "Dome Light Override" you'll find my instructions for adding a switch at the junction box.Welcome to FTE!
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Ok, I spent hours surfing the internet looking for an answer. I asked several Ford dealerships and I even ordered manuals looking for that answer. I hate waking up the kids every time I open the door! Thank you!!!
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Hatch light
There is a switch in each of the back hatch latches. I know this because on of mine broke and the light wouldn't go out at all!
For you, you can removed the interior molding covering the latches, disconnect the switches, and ....here's a trick....jump the two switches by putting a mini fuse in place. It just asts as a jumper, doesn't matter what rating fuse. Fits perfectly. Of course don't reattach the plugs to the latch.
While your there, you could put in a manual switch and run the wires up front so you can turn them on when the kids need light.
For you, you can removed the interior molding covering the latches, disconnect the switches, and ....here's a trick....jump the two switches by putting a mini fuse in place. It just asts as a jumper, doesn't matter what rating fuse. Fits perfectly. Of course don't reattach the plugs to the latch.
While your there, you could put in a manual switch and run the wires up front so you can turn them on when the kids need light.
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On my '01, I installed 4 toggle switches to shut off each dome light circuit from the doors. There is one circuit for each front door, one circuit for the pair of rear doord, and one circuit for the liftgate. I used the factory wiring diagram (purchased from helminc.com) to determine which wires to splice into at the GEM beneath the dashboard.
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Why would you go through all of that? What are the advantages of switching each circuit instead of the main one?
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Why would you go through all of that? What are the advantages of switching each circuit instead of the main one?
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