Interior B pillar courtesy lights........

[Wild Comanche]

I have a 1989 Jeep Comanche 4x4.  The interior pillar courtesy lights are getting to the point of no return and not functioning all the time.  I tried cleaning up the contacts, but have been only partially successful in doing so.  Does anyone know of any aftermarket company selling a replacement pillar light fixture?  About fours years ago I believe there was a company selling a direct snap-in replacement fixture.  If so, I should have picked up two then.  Thanks...........

[fiatslug87]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tracker-Marine-Interior-Map-Courtesy-Light-7180/110649595878?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144

[eaglescout526]

The lights Fiat posted might require some slight sanding and cutting of the B-pillar slot for the light. Paint to match unless you like them black

[Pete M]

there are writeups about a couple different choices in the link in my sig.  

[Wild Comanche]

The Euramtec A-7180 is what I was looking for.  I can live with the no off position.  Much thanks................

[88towmanche]

19 minutes ago, Wild Comanche said:

The Euramtec A-7180 is what I was looking for.  I can live with the no off position.  Much thanks................

 

So I put a pair of those in my truck - probably something I was doing wrong, but if they are not both hooked up - the fuse blows....

 

Took both the old ones out, put in the driver side new Eramtec and put the fuse in - pop!  wtf?

 

Figured I did something wrong or had a bad light out of the box so tried the other one - pop!

 

Moved over to the other side to see if that one would work - pop!

 

Drove to the store to buy another box of fuses.

 

Decided to completely hook both of them up - works fine, but if you disconnect one of them, it blows the fuse.

 

Again I probably have something mixed up or wires crossed, but they have been working correctly for the last 6 months or so as long as they are both plugged in.

 

 

[Wild Comanche]

Thanks for that information.  Maybe with only one side hooked up with the new fixture and the other side with the oem fixture,  there was a direct short from positive to ground.  Don't know.  Any way thanks for the heads up.

[fiatslug87]

In case you have questions on hooking them up here's a post that will help, if you haven't found it already.

 

 

[SVPete]

I used VW lights available at most junkyards.

[schardein]

Here is some info:  

 

[Wild Comanche]

Thanks for all the info........................