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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Topic started by: Armor on November 17, 2009, 11:19:56 am

Title: Interior Lights
Post by: Armor on November 17, 2009, 11:19:56 am

Ive finally gotten my one of my interior lights to work, but now i need help on the ceiling light. The 2 wires that come down the pillar are white and orange, i hooked the white one into the other ones from the door switches and the dash switch, but i don't know where to put the orange one. I tried touching it against a power wire, but it sparks and gets hot fast, im thinking i have a dead short somewhere, unless it is supposed to be plugged into somewhere else.

any info would be great, i really want to be able to have it all working finally.
thanks
morgan

Title: Re: Interior Lights
Post by: 78 Chevyrado on November 18, 2009, 10:07:09 am

Here ya go.  Sounds like you got it right and there's a short somewhere.

http://www.73-87chevytrucks.com/techinfo/wiring_diagrams/77-80_cab_inter.jpg

Title: Re: Interior Lights
Post by: Armor on November 18, 2009, 02:46:14 pm

ok so by that diagram, the orange wire in working with is 40b, and it goes into the light switch also? or can i plug it into a spare spot on the fuse panel? im not sure if there is a difference, unless the switch sends power only under a certain circumstance.