Wiring Issues

As long as I have had my truck, the sensor in the door has been broken. It was not really a problem except that the truck thought (if a truck could think) that the door was open all the time. When I would put the key in the ignition to start it, I would hear the ding that tells you that you still have the key in the ignition and the door is open. I fixed this problem by unhooking a wire that is connected to the ignition. The truck no long dings at me. The other problem with the door sensor being broken is that the dome light would always stay on because the door was thought to be open. The only way that I could shut the light off was to take out the bulb. Then there is the annoyance of not having a light in your vehicle at night. After three years I have had enough. I have seen in other trucks a similar dome light, but one that has a switch. Three setting; Door, On and Off. If I had one of those I could turn the light On and Off as I please. I went to the auto salvage yard the other day in search of a dome light with a switch. I found a few Ford Rangers that would have had the exact dome light that I was looking for. Unfortunately for me, someone else had already kyped those dome lights. I ended up buying a dome light out of a Toyota 4-Runner. When I hooked it up in my truck, it did not work. When I hooked back up the original dome light it did not work either. After fiddling around with it for an hour or so, I figured it would not work. I then tried touching the wires of my new dome light directly to the battery. It then lite up. For some reason the original wires did not work anymore. I ran some wire, that I had laying around, from the battery, under the plastic door molding and up to the dome light hole. I hooked up the dome light and it works like a charm. I waited for it to get dark and then later that night I went out and sat in the truck, just enjoying my new dome light. I told Jennifer that I wanted to read the scriptures out there, but she refused. I had a great time and enjoyed my day off and it only cost me $10.