alright.. anyone with a 2001 or so dodge 1500.. is there anyway to turn the cargo light on WITHOUT turning on the interior lights too? i hate that.. the interior light and cargo light are all on the same switch and you cant turn on one without the other

 

depends

you can hack the wiring on the headlight switch so only the cargo lamp comes on but then you lose the dome light function... i dont think theres any kinda relay wiring you could stick in there b/c of the nature of the switch..it has to pass the dome light position in order to activate the cargo lamp ... you could hack into the cargolamp wiring and wire that to a separate switch .. withc would prolly be the ebst bet.... other then that i cant think of a whole lot of options... the actualy switch and how its made is whats keeping you from modding it to be able to do both functions separatly and by themselves

 

it doesnt really bother me.. its just that my friend has a 02 2500 silverado HD and he would always flash me with his cargo lights whenever i was behind him.. and i went to do it to him and next thing i knew my whole cab was lit up

 

Its the same in the 94-97s too. I always thought it was retarted why they wired them together.

Easiest way would be to wire a switch in, but you;d have to disconect it from the ****.

 

just put in a set of back up lights lol thats what i have they work good if somone has on there high beams behind you too

 

best bet.. a remote switch... relay wiring would be intricit and complicated ... also having to hack the factory switch.. it could be done... but 5 mins and one switch .. then you would be done

 

well im not a electrician haha.. i have no idea what im doing.. hell i friend my last kenwood head unit from wiring it up wrong! so im really not trying to fry the wiring in my truck yeah i'll just get a set of 1,000,000 candle light spot lights for those kids ridin my a$$

 

wiring aint that hard dude.... any help needed pm me... a monkey can do it... ive seen it... no joke... well i am joking...just tryin to make you feel better! basic things you gotta remember... if you ahve a +wire you gotta have a - wire somewhere... and they dont put the colors on the wires just to make them pretty... other then that.. anyone can do it... its when you get into 5wire 2 relay door circuits and fluctuating AC current for sensors and readings is wehre it gets tricky... then you get into transisters resistors capacitors...then you build your own computer... then you fix everyone elses screwups... then you mobile install for a few years...then you sit there and wonder why your going to school for something COMPLETLEY different then what you know like the back of your hand....

sorry for the rant....i need a beer[:@]

 

yup sounds like you do haha.. i've wired acouple foglights and stuff up before to a seperate switch.. but i've never spliced into a exsisting wire and ran off that to a seperate switch.. thats all confusing to me im better off just letting my interior lights turn on when i want the cargo light on haha

 

my pm is always open for wiring questions... kinda like my doors always open if you need a beer... speakin of.. time for another one