Interior light lens donor?

[bilgamesh]

The Comanche has an interior light on each side of the cab near the window frame. They articulate up and down to turn on the light. One of mine does not work because the little bearing attached to the lens is missing, and provides no contact for the current. Are these lenses proprietary to the Comanche, or are there donor vehicles where I might get one?

 

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

 

Bill

[BLHTAZ]

There are no sources left for the factory lights. I have never seen one the does what you are describing with the "articulating" thing... :hmm: Mine were just fixed lights that didn't work anymore.

 

Here's what I did... CLICK HERE

[bilgamesh]

Thanks for the info; that is a nice fix. However, I am not entirely clear on what you had to do with the dremel tool. I would appreciate it if you would expand on that.

 

Thanks,

Bill

[Drahcir495]

There are no sources left for the factory lights. I have never seen one the does what you are describing with the "articulating" thing... :hmm: Mine were just fixed lights that didn't work anymore.

Articulate may not be the best word to describe it? Mine have three positions. Something like this -> Center - Off, Bottom - On, Top - On when door is open. Did yours not have this?

[BLHTAZ]

There are no sources left for the factory lights. I have never seen one the does what you are describing with the "articulating" thing... :hmm: Mine were just fixed lights that didn't work anymore.

Articulate may not be the best word to describe it? Mine have three positions. Something like this -> Center - Off, Bottom - On, Top - On when door is open. Did yours not have this?

nope...they were just fixed lights, nothing moved.

 

Bill...the dremel was just to expand the hole for the new light to fit properly as it was a little bigger than the old one ;)

[HOrnbrod]

Here's another option:

 

http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5929

[jeepdoggydogB]

Don's DIY is excellent, here is a discussion for those that might want black trim instead of chrome.

 

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12251

[bilgamesh]

Articulate may not be the best word to describe it? Mine have three positions. Something like this -> Center - Off, Bottom - On, Top - On when door is open. Did yours not have this?

 

You are right, it is not really jointed, more like a lever effect. That is the one I have. One works; the other one does not...yet.

[Cheech]

The interior lights in my '86 are like this too (they have three positions). Maybe these lights were only common to the earlier models.

[flint54]

Here is a potential source for the interior lights: http://www.infiniteinnovations.com/main.asp?p=4_179

 

Look at the fourth one down. Not factory, not chrome, but appears to be essentially same.

[jeepdoggydogB]

Here is a potential source for the interior lights: http://www.infiniteinnovations.com/main.asp?p=4_179

 

Look at the fourth one down. Not factory, not chrome, but appears to be essentially same.

Yep those are the ones I installed in my truck, work great!

[maddzz1]

I have an 89 and mine also had the 3 positions. They never lit up in the truck so I didnt notice until I was shipping them out to some people who needed them so I didnt get to see what each position actually did.

[J B Cuz]

The three positions for these lights are;

 

Centered is turned off.

 

Rocked one way turns only this light on (black wire).

 

Rock the other way and the light turns on and off with the door switch near the hinge (black wire white trace)

 

J B Cuz

[james750]

also, in the down position as well as on with the door open, it will also come on when you turn the headlight switch to the clicked far left position. ;)