right, today i installed the clearance lights on my 03 quad cab, i run the wire to the plug on the right hand side A pillar which only powers up with the running lights but since doing this my interior lights wont go off. both the dome light and the map lights by the front screen stay on all the time even when locked, i did blow the fuse to the right hand side rear tail lights but have changed that fuse and the lights are still on,

any help would be great as at the moment i've had to remove all the bulbs from the lights to stop the battery going flat !

 

might sound stupid but have you made sure your dimmer was down?

 

yep ! but still the lights wont go off ! all the doors are shut but the ligths stay on, i've pressed the map light switch as well !

 

hmm... you didnt cross any wires or nothing right.... did you wait enough time...... im just thinkin outloud here bc this doesnt make sense.... the cab lights work okay?

 

I assume clearance lights are grounded by their mount so you only had to run a + wire to them? That'd rule out any sort of a voltage "backfeed."

Also, have you tried disconnecting and reconnecting the battery? You may need to "reboot" the computer that controls the interior lighting. It's worth trying anyway!

 

yep cab lights working fine and after 10 minutes the interior lights were still on ! i dropped the head linning but didn't unplud the overhead computer but i did unplug the center dome light if that makes any difference.

 

i haven't tried to reboot the computer as yet but will try that tomorrow ! but its a strange thing thats happened as the lights were fine this morning !

 

morehelp needed !

still the lights are on

 

hmm.... well somethings completing the circut... so its something to do with the switches/wiring.... its just soo confusing bc i have the complete opposite of a problem... I'm tryin to think what might have caused this.... have you checked all the wiring to make sure nothing is touching another wire or a ground......

 

yep nothing crossed wired and nothing earthed out

removed the lights to make sure but all looks ok.

thedimmer switch is off and all the doors are shut but the bloody things are on !

have had to remove the No.18 fuse to make them go off