BigTon Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Hey everybody! Just got my first car on saturday, 1992 MJ Base "Big Ton" 4x4, but the two interior lights on the sides of the cab do not work. Does anybody know how to fix this? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMCJeepMJ Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Check: -fuses -bulbs -door plunger switches Go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostissues Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 it also could be the position of the light, they have 3 modes, off, door triggered and on (right?) depending on the position they are pointing: upward, straight ahead, downward (not sure what positions correspond to what mode.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnr Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 if all that looks good and they still don't work try this. my cooper contacts were tarnished badly so i took some tarnish remover and a Qtip. with a little scrubing with the Q tip and rinsing everything works great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTon Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Thanks for the help, I found the the door plunger, and nothing happened, but I can't find the actual switch to turn on the interior lights manually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Turn the headlight switch all the way to the left and that activates the interior lights ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTon Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Just tried the switch and it doesn't turn on, but will check the fuses later it will give me an excuse to get away from studying for my finals :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamespwsullivan Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Even if you looked at the door plungers and the lights themselves, you might try a Scotchbrite pad on everything you can get to. I just did a complete rehab of everything in this system except for the fuse panel. I even re-bent the contact surfaces on the light fixtures themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseMJ Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Shine up the bulb contacts inside the light. If you look really close you'll see the little rollers inside the fixture. Clean those up. Worked for me. I used a dremel brush on low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Shine up the bulb contacts inside the light. If you look really close you'll see the little rollers inside the fixture. Clean those up. Worked for me. I used a dremel brush on low. It's always this. The lights always end up with poor contacts. Try pulling the lights, taking a bit of emery cloth to the contacts, and putting them back in. I would bet money on it. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTon Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 Got the lights working! Just some dirty contacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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