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OUMike Senior Enthusiast

OUMike

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ok guys...a little background.

 

I gotta 1994 Silverado single cab. The pins on the driver side door are worn and the door is sagging a little. It does take more effort to close the door.

 

Tonight when I got done runnin' I closed the door and noticed that all the interior lights are still on. I would pull the door open a little bit and the lights would shut off. I'd close the door all the way again and lights would come back on.

 

On 94's the dome lights are triggered by a little switch in the side of the dash. The switch is pushed in when the door closed. I closed the door and shined a flash light to see if the switch was maybe slipping (because of the sagging door) and its pushed in just as much as the other door (still in good shape).

 

I'm thinkin' that maybe one of the wires inside the door is kinked or something and is casuing the lights to come on? Is there ANYTHING inside the door that can control this?? A while back I noticed the door panal was loose so I poped it back into place, and broke one of those cheap a*s plastic pins in the process.

 

Any help would be much appriciated...I dunno jack squat about electronics.

budhayes3 Senior Enthusiast

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Maybe the switch is shorting due to the sagging door. It might be making contact at a wierd angle, causing the end of the switch (inside the dash area, the part you can't see) to touch ground.

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