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Old 01-17-2010, 01:10 AM
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Angry dome light problem

my lights stay on constantly. door opened, door closed, switch in all three different positions. i dont know what to do. some people tell me spray wd40 on the push button on my door jam but it doesnt work, ive done it. i just keep bulbs out of it and i have to use a flashlight if i need something out of it at night.

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Old 01-17-2010, 01:14 AM
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Is your dimmer switch all the way up past the "click"?
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Lol, Aaron: "I only text with trees, it makes it hard to text while driving though, I have to keep running the truck into trees to text!!" EPIC my friend. Lol
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Old 01-17-2010, 01:20 AM
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no ive done that too. off and on, the only light that goes off and on is my cargo light that lights up my bed lol
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Old 01-17-2010, 01:21 AM
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Dang, I thought I was really going to be smart for a minute man.
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Lol, Aaron: "I only text with trees, it makes it hard to text while driving though, I have to keep running the truck into trees to text!!" EPIC my friend. Lol
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Old 01-17-2010, 01:23 AM
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haha thanks anyway, i appreciate it
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Old 01-17-2010, 01:24 AM
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For sure man, if anything pops into mind I'll post up.
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Old 01-17-2010, 01:27 AM
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cool
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Old 01-17-2010, 01:47 AM
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this is a ranger thing my truck has the same thing
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Old 01-17-2010, 01:51 AM
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if i swap it out for a mustang one or something, do you think that'll fix it?
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Old 01-17-2010, 05:23 AM
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Has it done this since you got the truck, or is it a recent development?
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Old 01-17-2010, 12:20 PM
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when I bought the truck 5 months ago it didn't have bulbs in it. so i bought bulbs and put them in and bam! there's the problem. wouldn't go back off so I just took them back out
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Old 01-17-2010, 08:08 PM
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I have the same problem.
When all the doors are closed...sometime the light stays on, but then again, sometimes it doesn't My ranger is temperamental.
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Old 01-18-2010, 12:53 PM
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well it's pissin me off lol
I have to use a frickin flashlight to see at night lol
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Old 01-18-2010, 02:16 PM
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Maybe the dimmer switch is shot? I guess you could always tap a switch into the wiring and just keep it off until you need the light.
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Old 01-18-2010, 06:09 PM
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idk man, i might just sell the damn truck lol
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