Ignition Switch Light
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Champion
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Pittsburgh, PA or Columbia, SC
Usually on 99s+ the socket is there, the plug is there, hell... even the bulb is there. However, Dodge saved 2 cents per vehicle and didn't connect the wire harness to anything. Your's must have been a very early 99 build whereas 98s did, 99s+ didn't.
I wired mine to always on when the car is on. If I ever pull it apart, I'll connect to hot only when the lights are on. Wasn't thinking at the time, but it looks good nevertheless.
If you ever pull it all out, you need a security star set of bits. A reg bit won't work.
IndyDurango
I wired mine to always on when the car is on. If I ever pull it apart, I'll connect to hot only when the lights are on. Wasn't thinking at the time, but it looks good nevertheless.
If you ever pull it all out, you need a security star set of bits. A reg bit won't work.
IndyDurango
The only thing I'm thinking about doing to it now is adding a capacitor to it so that it will stay on for a few seconds after the dome lights go out, but for now I'm just glad to have it working.
And I'll keep that (security stars) in mind if I ever need to take it apart further, hopefully I wont need to.
Hall Of Fame
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Riverton, UT
Anyway, they put them in back in the early 1990's. I don't know where you got the idea that they put them in there and did not hook them up, if that was the case they would have put a glow in the dark ring in there and not wasted the time.
Usually on 99s+ the socket is there, the plug is there, hell... even the bulb is there. However, Dodge saved 2 cents per vehicle and didn't connect the wire harness to anything. Your's must have been a very early 99 build whereas 98s did, 99s+ didn't.
Champion
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Indiana
You're right. It makes no sense. But that is exactly what they did.
Everything is in there, socket, bulb, harness... just not connected to anything. It was cheaper to save 2 cents and stop where they were than to redesign the entire thing without one.
Everything is in there, socket, bulb, harness... just not connected to anything. It was cheaper to save 2 cents and stop where they were than to redesign the entire thing without one.
Record Breaker
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Bismarck, ND
My grandma's 90 plymouth car had the same green ring as my D, why would they not hook it up? $.02 for a nice convenience feature isn't bad if you ask me. My mom's 99 tahoe doesn't have anything around the ignition that lights up and it is quite annoying.
Hall Of Fame
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Riverton, UT
Learn something new every day!
Thank god my truck has it because there is no hair around it. I would have to glue something on there to find it in the dark.....
Thank god my truck has it because there is no hair around it. I would have to glue something on there to find it in the dark.....
