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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 06:43 PM
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Default cab lights wont turn off after heavy rain

My bad I meant "interior cabin lights" in the thread title

Well it was pouring rain all day today, it finally let up like a hour ago and I notice my interior lights are on!

So I grab my keys open both doors and slam them shut, and the light goes off but not all the way, its still dimly lit.

I also notice a small amount of water on my passenger floor board right next to the door sill.

I check the door frames and they were dry so was the windshield. Where could this little bit of water come from?

Why would my lights not turn completely off when I close my door?
I know I have no delayed lights as my truck is a standard model truck.

For now I just turned the dimmer switch all the way down to turn the overhead light off but what happens when I need to drive at night?

Thanks in advance for the help
 

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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 06:51 PM
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I'm just sitting here thinking and wondered if my door jam switch could be bad? Maybe going out? I only hope the rain didn't short out something, so far today we have gotten 3" of rain! And its 40 degrees with 15-20 mph winds!

BRING ON THE RAIN! lol
 
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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 07:03 PM
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I would guess first the Degrounding switch but I can't remember if it's inside or outside of the door seal to get wet
 
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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 02:14 PM
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+1 on the jamb switch.
 
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