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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: neilhull on December 05, 2008, 09:04:14 PM

Title: rear load light faulty
Post by: neilhull on December 05, 2008, 09:04:14 PM: HI The rear load area light only comes on when i open the doors on my jeep . when i open rear door the light will not come on .I think this is a faulty switch but i can not see one on the rear door . Where will i find the switch .
cheers NEIL
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Post by: Dave69 on December 06, 2008, 11:38:31 AM: the rear light on mine doesn't work when the rear door is opened only when the passenger doors open. then it also goes off after a period of time when the passenger doors are closed which is a pain when toyr unloading stuff. You might have to incorperate a switch into the light (?) to keep it on as i haven't loacted a switch on the rear door for it
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Post by: scrw on December 06, 2008, 12:36:10 PM: strip the switch & clean it, was an aticle on jeepclub ages ago about this, mine works fine at the mo (ie on when the boot opens)
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Post by: neilhull on December 06, 2008, 06:54:33 PM: Quote from: "scrw"
strip the switch & clean it, was an aticle on jeepclub ages ago about this, mine works fine at the mo (ie on when the boot opens)

HI SCRW were is the switch is this on the rear door or on the light
cheers NEIL
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Post by: scrw on December 06, 2008, 09:16:57 PM: light
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Post by: mack on December 06, 2008, 09:29:43 PM: The light is switchable, but is there not also a switch or sensor in the door latch?
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Post by: neilhull on December 06, 2008, 09:39:34 PM: Quote from: "mack"
The light is switchable, but is there not also a switch or sensor in the door latch?

This is what i can not work out . I can not find the switch in the Manuel i have and i can not see a switch on the rear door
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Post by: mack on December 09, 2008, 09:21:19 AM: I think the switch is inside the latch mechanism on the rear door.

You will need to remove it to find the switch.

At least that's where it appears to be on my '98 ltd.