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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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when i turn my head lights on the dash does illuminate but when i twist the **** all the way for the dome light the lights come on. does anyone know why this is
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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Replace your headlight switch, easy job...........That will fix it.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Jesse Zimmerman
when i turn my head lights on the dash does illuminate but when i twist the **** all the way for the dome light the lights come on. does anyone know why this is
thanks jz
What light comes on when you twist the **** all the way? The dome light? It is suppose to
 
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Old Aug 8, 2009 | 01:11 AM
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or do what i did: buy three toggle switches and wire them up. one controls my headlights, one controls my dash and marker lights, and one controls the dome. i have no dimmers on my dash now, but i never use em anyways. (thats how you do a $30 fix at a truck stop at 3 a.m.) there are four wires left over, but they dont do anything. they are for the dimmer. my switch completely stopped working around 2 a.m. and i drove through a storm on the interstate with no lights in the middle of the night till i got to that stop and fixed em by trial and error. its kinda a cool set up now too.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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or do what i did: buy three toggle switches and wire them up. one controls my headlights, one controls my dash and marker lights, and one controls the dome. i have no dimmers on my dash now, but i never use em anyways. (thats how you do a $30 fix at a truck stop at 3 a.m.) there are four wires left over, but they dont do anything. they are for the dimmer. my switch completely stopped working around 2 a.m. and i drove through a storm on the interstate with no lights in the middle of the night till i got to that stop and fixed em by trial and error. its kinda a cool set up now too.

That is pretty intenes, not gonna lie. I acutally like the idea of being able to flip on my dome light with a switch.
 
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