interoir light switch wire

[hoplias]

I thought I would change the door jam switch that controls interior light and when I was taking off the old switch the wire fell in the body .I took of the kick plate cover and there is no way to get to it.
Is there any way to pull the the wire back out or am I screwed?

[zac]

It's hard to get to but if you look up above the kick panel you'll see the rubber plug with the wire in it for the switch. Pull it out, get a stiff piece of solid wire, and tape the end of the switch wire to one end of it. Then you have to get creative and bend and twist the solid wire until it comes through the door jamb hole from the inside. once it comes through, pull it all the way through until you can grab the other end of it with your switch wire taped to it. Secure the switch wire this time so you don't have to repeat this process.

[Mr.Scary]

i was just wondering to anyone that knows........ wut color is that wire 4 the door jab switch??? anything would help cause my problem is, ever since i bought my truck tha door jab switch has been missing and the wires fell inside just like hoplias explained and i can fish them out but when i did i found a few different ones and i dont know which 1 is the correct 1 for the door jab switch, i bought a new switch and i would like 2 hook them back up but i have no clue 2 wut the correct wire is cause like i said it was like this b4 i bought tha truck. any help from u guys will help

[72 CustomCamper]

It should be a white wire...


Chuck

[JordanK20]

Im having same problem my switches are gone I see same wires too with rubber part. I was going to just buy the switches and setup my own wiring to interior lights with a fuse instead of using the factory wiring.

I have one of these Amazon.com: Sylvania 36051 Silver Linear Dot It...
Did you buy the door switches from LMC?

[hoplias]

Mr .Scary what method did you use to pull the wire out the switch hole ?

[78 Chevyrado]

Work a piece of coathanger (metal) fron where the switch goes to where the white wire in the rubber plug goes. Tape the connector to it and fish it through. It can be done, I fished the dorr jamb wire, my power locks wiring and my speaker wiring all through the same holes.

[thrtsxchambers]

Originally Posted by Mr.Scary

i was just wondering to anyone that knows........ wut color is that wire 4 the door jab switch??? anything would help cause my problem is, ever since i bought my truck tha door jab switch has been missing and the wires fell inside just like hoplias explained and i can fish them out but when i did i found a few different ones and i dont know which 1 is the correct 1 for the door jab switch, i bought a new switch and i would like 2 hook them back up but i have no clue 2 wut the correct wire is cause like i said it was like this b4 i bought tha truck. any help from u guys will help

It should be a white wire. Mine runs from the driver side just under the dash and then is connected to a ground bolt and another white wire that runs over to the passenger side and to the light. I think the other wire that feeds the light is orange/white. Not sure if that is the stock setup but that is how mine is wired, my truck had a hack job on the wiring when I bought it but I replaced all the multi colored crap but that wire looked stock and in good shape so I left it but replaced the switches.

[zac]

With some patience you can pull the whole harness from a truck at the boneyard. I had to pull the fuse block off the donor truck because the wires go behind it. Then you can trace them and unplug them or cut and splice what you need. Mine had orange and white wires, with the white ones going to the door jamb switches....

[James McClure]

Hoplias: I don' know the year of yours, but this seems to be the colors. White is the ground leg for the courtesy lamp(s). Orange is the hot leg. At the drivers door there are two wires hooked to the door jamb switch. The other wire (brown) is for the key in ignition warning. Passenger side is white only. jim

[Slonaker]

A PO dropped the wire on my passenger door switch. The switch is there, but there is no wire. I spent an hour playing with a coathanger once trying to fish for the wire. That was the extent of my patience.

Slonaker

[Mr.Scary]

so im still confused, if anyone read my sig they would kno y LOL. sooooooo i crimp tha white wire 2 tha jam switch?? or tha orange wire? or both? sorry 4 tha poor understanding? Anyone, Anyone???????

[hoplias]

i fished it out with a tiny wire through the switch hole /Was easy .The driver side has a orange and white wire cause thats were the power comes in at the passenger has only white wire to switch cause that were the curcuit ends.

[ironroad9c1]

Originally Posted by Mr.Scary

so im still confused, if anyone read my sig they would kno y LOL. sooooooo i crimp tha white wire 2 tha jam switch?? or tha orange wire? or both? sorry 4 tha poor understanding? Anyone, Anyone???????

You really need to learn to type, Your post are killing me to try and read.

[Mr.Scary]

[Mr.Scary]

ok ironclad9c1 just for you LOL!!! = ) so the passenger side door jam switch on has a white wire connected to it? and the driver side has a white and an orange wire on connected to it? im sorry guys like i explained earlier the PO took both of the switches out and the wires fell in so i dont have anything to go by is why im askin and I have two new switches i would like to put in but i just want to make sure that i hook them up right thats all. Thanks guys

[thrtsxchambers]

The white wire is the ground and goes to the switches, the orange wire goes to the light. Mine (white wire) actually runs from the driver door to a ground screw under the dash to the left, another white wire runs from there to the passenger switch. The orange wire goes to the light. I think I got that correct but I will double check and post later tonight or in the morning.

[Mr.Scary]

Man thanks thrtsxchambers!!!!!! that really helps i would appreciate it very much it would really help me out, the days of fumbling around in the dark might be over! LOL

[thrtsxchambers]

Any time, I'll double check in a minute and let you know if I got it right, It has been a while since I changed my switches.

[thrtsxchambers]

I checked and mostly correct. The white and orange wire come from the light + & -. The orange wire goes to the fuse panel (+) under the dash, the white (-) wire goes to the switch on the driver door and a second white wire is spliced there that runs to the pasenger side. The white is a ground and when the switch pops out it completes the circuit to the light. Hope all that make sense.

[Mr.Scary]

Man thanks!! that really does help, now i wanna go outside and take a look at tha hack job that the PO did to my truck and try to fix it. I think i understand it now. I appriciate ur help taking the time to double check urs for me. I owe ya 1!

[thrtsxchambers]

No problem.