Dome light wiring?
02-23-2004, 10:32 AM
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Re: Dome light wiring?
If yours is the same as my `79 CJ-5 (a common GM headlight switch), that
connector is switched to ground, not hot. He'll have to feed the dome
light power, leave it ungrounded and run a wire from the ground side back
to the connector.
On Sun, 22 Feb 2004, CRWLR wrote:
> 18 or 16 should be fine.
>
> I would look for an unused connecter in the area of the clutch pedal. My CJ
> has a tap wire on it that is used to provide power to a dome light, I
> suspect your YJ has a similar tap. If so, then you have a ready-made circuit
> that will behave just like a car.
>
>
>
>
> "Mark A. Stewart" <marbrenbran1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:ggb_b.16318$hm4.8363@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > I have a 12 volt courtesy light that I pulled from an old ambulance that I
> > want to use as a dome light, it takes a normal dome light bulb. What guage
> > wire should I use to fish it to the fuse box? I was thinking 18 guage
> would
> > be heavy enough. But, not sure.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
>
>
>
02-23-2004, 10:32 AM
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Re: Dome light wiring?
If yours is the same as my `79 CJ-5 (a common GM headlight switch), that
connector is switched to ground, not hot. He'll have to feed the dome
light power, leave it ungrounded and run a wire from the ground side back
to the connector.
On Sun, 22 Feb 2004, CRWLR wrote:
> 18 or 16 should be fine.
>
> I would look for an unused connecter in the area of the clutch pedal. My CJ
> has a tap wire on it that is used to provide power to a dome light, I
> suspect your YJ has a similar tap. If so, then you have a ready-made circuit
> that will behave just like a car.
>
>
>
>
> "Mark A. Stewart" <marbrenbran1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:ggb_b.16318$hm4.8363@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > I have a 12 volt courtesy light that I pulled from an old ambulance that I
> > want to use as a dome light, it takes a normal dome light bulb. What guage
> > wire should I use to fish it to the fuse box? I was thinking 18 guage
> would
> > be heavy enough. But, not sure.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
>
>
>
02-23-2004, 10:32 AM
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Re: Dome light wiring?
If yours is the same as my `79 CJ-5 (a common GM headlight switch), that
connector is switched to ground, not hot. He'll have to feed the dome
light power, leave it ungrounded and run a wire from the ground side back
to the connector.
On Sun, 22 Feb 2004, CRWLR wrote:
> 18 or 16 should be fine.
>
> I would look for an unused connecter in the area of the clutch pedal. My CJ
> has a tap wire on it that is used to provide power to a dome light, I
> suspect your YJ has a similar tap. If so, then you have a ready-made circuit
> that will behave just like a car.
>
>
>
>
> "Mark A. Stewart" <marbrenbran1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:ggb_b.16318$hm4.8363@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > I have a 12 volt courtesy light that I pulled from an old ambulance that I
> > want to use as a dome light, it takes a normal dome light bulb. What guage
> > wire should I use to fish it to the fuse box? I was thinking 18 guage
> would
> > be heavy enough. But, not sure.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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