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xs-style · 07-27-2016, 11:31 AM

Today I noticed my interior light staying on. I had changed the jamb switches last week, so I went there first. Turns out my driver switch had come unplugged from the connector. I took the kick panel off, thinking I could get at it from there but its sold metal there. What do I do now to fish that connector out?

xs-style · 07-27-2016, 11:53 AM

I had this over in the main squarebody area, not sure how it ended up in the projects section..... Could a mod move it over for me?

**TKCR** · 08-01-2016, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by xs-style

Today I noticed my interior light staying on. I had changed the jamb switches last week, so I went there first. Turns out my driver switch had come unplugged from the connector. I took the kick panel off, thinking I could get at it from there but its sold metal there. What do I do now to fish that connector out?

I had this happen too, mine had rusted off. From under the dash you'll have to find the wire that goes over to the switch, I believe it's white (I'll have to check the schematics to be sure). Now this is how I did it, take the switch out and feed a wire through the hole over to the area of the top of the kick panel. The wire for the switch goes over top of an opening above the kick panel. Now attach your wire for the switch to the feed wire that you fed through the switch hole. Then just pull your wire over to the hole. It will be detious to get that connector out the hole to connect to you new door switch. It took me awhile and a lot of patience, I had to do both sides.

xs-style · 08-01-2016, 06:24 PM

Yea I ended up having to fish it out of the hole with a bent clothes hanger and needle nose pliers lol. Now I have to figure out what went wrong. The new switches worked fine for a week or so, now they arent. Its always something with this old truck.

**TKCR** · 08-01-2016, 06:53 PM

Check the ground. Are all the lights not working, both the dome light & courtesy light?

chrismoore701 · 08-01-2016, 09:57 PM

Check the area the switches screw into. Need a good clean ground. Bet that is your issue

Jeepwm69 · 08-02-2016, 01:24 PM

I took a small hole saw and cut a hole behind the kick panel. Can't see it anyway with the panel in place, and made it easy to hook up/ unhook the wire.

07-27-2016, 11:31 AM	#1
xs-style Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lawndale, NC Posts: 658	door jamb switch Today I noticed my interior light staying on. I had changed the jamb switches last week, so I went there first. Turns out my driver switch had come unplugged from the connector. I took the kick panel off, thinking I could get at it from there but its sold metal there. What do I do now to fish that connector out? __________________ 1978 Scottsdale - celebrating 10 years of teaching me profanity 1990 Silverado - bought in Nov. 2016 and it's already catching up - Sold 1987 k5 blazer - sold... :\ seed money for the 81 1981 k20 4x4 - 5.3 swap in progress Events attended: Spring GOG 2011 Dale JR car show Summer 2012 Gathering at Tommys pickup parts

07-27-2016, 11:53 AM	#2
xs-style Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lawndale, NC Posts: 658	Re: door jamb switch I had this over in the main squarebody area, not sure how it ended up in the projects section..... Could a mod move it over for me? __________________ 1978 Scottsdale - celebrating 10 years of teaching me profanity 1990 Silverado - bought in Nov. 2016 and it's already catching up - Sold 1987 k5 blazer - sold... :\ seed money for the 81 1981 k20 4x4 - 5.3 swap in progress Events attended: Spring GOG 2011 Dale JR car show Summer 2012 Gathering at Tommys pickup parts

08-01-2016, 06:24 PM	#4
xs-style Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lawndale, NC Posts: 658	Re: door jamb switch Yea I ended up having to fish it out of the hole with a bent clothes hanger and needle nose pliers lol. Now I have to figure out what went wrong. The new switches worked fine for a week or so, now they arent. Its always something with this old truck. __________________ 1978 Scottsdale - celebrating 10 years of teaching me profanity 1990 Silverado - bought in Nov. 2016 and it's already catching up - Sold 1987 k5 blazer - sold... :\ seed money for the 81 1981 k20 4x4 - 5.3 swap in progress Events attended: Spring GOG 2011 Dale JR car show Summer 2012 Gathering at Tommys pickup parts

08-01-2016, 06:53 PM	#5
TKCR Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,979	Re: door jamb switch Check the ground. Are all the lights not working, both the dome light & courtesy light? __________________ FB Page for my Seats Belts https://www.facebook.com/73-87-Chevy...9439407476735/ Restoring Seatbelts: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=809750 SOLD My 86 Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=654972 Past Restored Bench Seats:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=715398 PayPal link to pay for your items: https://www.paypal.me/TKCR

08-01-2016, 09:57 PM	#6
chrismoore701 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Highland, IN Posts: 2,326	Re: door jamb switch Check the area the switches screw into. Need a good clean ground. Bet that is your issue __________________ Chris _______________________________ 1979 Chevy Stepside SPORT 2018 Chevy Silverado, 39 years apart My build 2008-2016. http://m.imgur.com/a/bURrE

08-02-2016, 01:24 PM	#7
Jeepwm69 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 687	Re: door jamb switch I took a small hole saw and cut a hole behind the kick panel. Can't see it anyway with the panel in place, and made it easy to hook up/ unhook the wire.

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