Inside lights dont work?

[HoleshotzPerf]

Ever since I bought my truck, I noticed that the courtesy lights or whatever they are called don't light up when a door is opened. When I turn on the lights using the switches, they just stay on so I am assuming that is not the problem.

Any suggestions?

[scotty2280]

start with the simple stuff check all your fuses, then check the knobs on the door and see if there springing back out poss squirt some wd40 on them.

[dhanna6powerstroke]

Originally Posted by HoleshotzPerf

Ever since I bought my truck, I noticed that the courtesy lights or whatever they are called don't light up when a door is opened. When I turn on the lights using the switches, they just stay on so I am assuming that is not the problem.

Any suggestions?

It's gotta be a door switch causing it. The switches are built into the latches on these trucks. Spray some WD-40 in all your latches the close and open the doors a bunch of times and see if that works.

[HoleshotzPerf]

I don't think its the door latches because I have the running boards with the lights in them and they turn on every time I open the door.

The fuses are fine as well. Any other ideas?

[dhanna6powerstroke]

Originally Posted by HoleshotzPerf

I don't think its the door latches because I have the running boards with the lights in them and they turn on every time I open the door.

The fuses are fine as well. Any other ideas?

Have to do some thinking.

[bigd4x4]

Whoever put the running board lights on spliced in to the dome lights somwhere. See if you can find that connecton and go frm there.

[HoleshotzPerf]

Originally Posted by bigd4x4

Whoever put the running board lights on spliced in to the dome lights somwhere. See if you can find that connecton and go frm there.

I wired up the running boards, the interior lights did not work before that.

[lawman349]

isnt there a relay that controls some of the interior lighting voltage?

[HoleshotzPerf]

Well, just wanted to give everyone an update and make a fool out of my self.

One of my buddies made the suggestion that the lights may be burnt out, I figured the chances of both lights being burnt out were slim to none but I popped off the dome light covers just to take a look and sure enough, there were no bulbs in either one I went to Autozone, grabbed 2 bulbs, popped them in and now I have interior lights.

I am wondering why they were missing in the first place, the only reason I could see someone pulling those out is if they were causing a battery drain or something like that but they operate like they are supposed to so hopefully that's not the case.