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ace13733 · 09-24-2013, 07:54 PM

Alright here is my problem I have an 82 Chevy k20 it has cab lights on it but I can't get them to turn on all the bulbs are good but I have no lights, does anyone know where the wires run or maybe what to look for?
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**rs74** · 09-24-2013, 07:57 PM

The wiring runs from the lights and goes down the drivers side A pillar and the wire comes out under the dash pad I believe.

ace13733 · 09-24-2013, 08:04 PM

OK thanks I couldn't tell where it went do u know if there is a fuse for them?
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**rs74** · 09-24-2013, 08:12 PM

Probably wired into the parking lights.

tucsonjwt · 09-24-2013, 08:29 PM

I would start with the light switch on the door pillar. Loosen/tighten the nut a little while holding the center pin. Wiggle pin. These switches are not very reliable. I have aftermarket door weatherstripping which hangs up the pin and prevents the lights from going on. If you loosen the nut all the way while holding the pin you can remove the switch. It has very thin leads, so be careful. When you reinstall the switch, make sure that the pin is not turning while you tighten the nuts or the leads will get twisted inside the pillar and break. New switches are available at any auto parts store for a few dollars.

willett · 09-24-2013, 08:41 PM

There is a fuse. Check it...
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motornut · 09-24-2013, 08:49 PM

have a look at the headlight switch,I believe had a plug in there
ground to the bus bar @ebrake would be stock

TexasJeff · 09-25-2013, 07:31 AM

I would bet it is the ground, I know the ones I installed on my truck, each lamp is grounded by a screw holding the lens in place. I would make sure you have a good ground, if the rest of your parking lights are working then it is a ground issue or not hooked up.

clapage6 · 09-25-2013, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasJeff

I would bet it is the ground, I know the ones I installed on my truck, each lamp is grounded by a screw holding the lens in place. I would make sure you have a good ground, if the rest of your parking lights are working then it is a ground issue or not hooked up.

mine are like this on my 83, and each light's ground was a bit rusty and not making good contact, popped of each light cover and cleaned grounds, working good now

BONUSCAB · 09-25-2013, 10:05 PM

my 1990 has one ground wire for all the lights. and a mouse chewed through the wires up top in the roof. I had to fish the wire from the kick panel up to the roof through the A pillar.
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ace13733 · 09-25-2013, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BONUSCAB

my 1990 has one ground wire for all the lights. and a mouse chewed through the wires up top in the roof. I had to fish the wire from the kick panel up to the roof through the A pillar.
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I know how that gos I just cleaned out the heater vents In mine and a mouse had packed them all full of insulation.
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09-24-2013, 07:54 PM	#1
ace13733 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: bainbridge, ny Posts: 4	cab light help Alright here is my problem I have an 82 Chevy k20 it has cab lights on it but I can't get them to turn on all the bulbs are good but I have no lights, does anyone know where the wires run or maybe what to look for? Posted via Mobile Device

09-24-2013, 07:57 PM	#2
rs74 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,957	Re: cab light help The wiring runs from the lights and goes down the drivers side A pillar and the wire comes out under the dash pad I believe. __________________ Roy 85 Short Bed Silverado- Work in progress. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=564818 1987 R10 shortie

09-24-2013, 08:04 PM	#3
ace13733 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: bainbridge, ny Posts: 4	Re: cab light help OK thanks I couldn't tell where it went do u know if there is a fuse for them? Posted via Mobile Device

09-24-2013, 08:12 PM	#4
rs74 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,957	Re: cab light help Probably wired into the parking lights. __________________ Roy 85 Short Bed Silverado- Work in progress. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=564818 1987 R10 shortie

09-24-2013, 08:29 PM	#5
tucsonjwt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,189	Re: cab light help I would start with the light switch on the door pillar. Loosen/tighten the nut a little while holding the center pin. Wiggle pin. These switches are not very reliable. I have aftermarket door weatherstripping which hangs up the pin and prevents the lights from going on. If you loosen the nut all the way while holding the pin you can remove the switch. It has very thin leads, so be careful. When you reinstall the switch, make sure that the pin is not turning while you tighten the nuts or the leads will get twisted inside the pillar and break. New switches are available at any auto parts store for a few dollars.

09-24-2013, 08:41 PM	#6
willett Another Day, Another Dollar Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,316	Re: cab light help There is a fuse. Check it... Posted via Mobile Device __________________ -78 K20 Cheyenne 454 long box, 4" lift, 35" MT's, '84 cab, '80 box "its hip to be square"

09-24-2013, 08:49 PM	#7
motornut 78K & 79C Jimmys Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA Posts: 7,901	Re: cab light help have a look at the headlight switch,I believe had a plug in there ground to the bus bar @ebrake would be stock Attached Images __________________ John 1978 GMCJimmy4X4-350/203 1979 GMCJimmy4X2-305/350

09-25-2013, 07:31 AM	#8
TexasJeff Don't Crush em Restore em Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pinehurst, Texas Posts: 764	Re: cab light help I would bet it is the ground, I know the ones I installed on my truck, each lamp is grounded by a screw holding the lens in place. I would make sure you have a good ground, if the rest of your parking lights are working then it is a ground issue or not hooked up. __________________ TexasJeff 2009 Silver with Linen Interior Cadillac DTS 1990 Red with White Top and Interior Ford Mustang GT convertible 1998 Red with Gray Interior, C3500 Chevy Crew Cab Dually

09-25-2013, 10:05 PM	#10
BONUSCAB Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: east troy, WI Posts: 341	Re: cab light help my 1990 has one ground wire for all the lights. and a mouse chewed through the wires up top in the roof. I had to fish the wire from the kick panel up to the roof through the A pillar. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Few things in life will make you look stupider than putting a dollar sign after a number.

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