Rear hatch dome light switch

[H3_VX]

Need a new rear hatch dome light switch. Anybody have any ideas? Can I use one from a Rodeo of the same year? Are they the same or similar? Thanks.

[MSHardeman]

I used a simple pin switch at the rear door and then ran a wire forward and connected it to the wire going from the door switch to the dome light. There is a good write up on how to do this in Tone's rear door popper instructions. I would need to hunt those down or maybe someone has them in pdf form that they could post.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HOOD-DOOR-TRUNK-REMOTE-START-PIN-SWITCH-NEW-NEW/201451525167?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%2 6asc%3D20140602152332%26meid%3Df08c92c6e6c94c5da4b a0d4e37186a05%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D8%26 sd%3D120480024835

[Lizardmen3477]

Anither great tie in would be a 2nd dome light towards the back

[Mile High VX]

Like this....

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSCN03391.JPG

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSCN03411.JPG

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSCN03401.JPG

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSCN03281.JPG

I tied mine into the front light...if I get into the back I just push the cover and it comes on. I used a OEM VX front lamp for the rear. Pretty easy to tie them together using a metal coat hanger to run the wires.

If I did it again I'd mount the rear one a little further back than I mounted this one.

[Lizardmen3477]

Yea thats awesome. I have a few spares i may do this. The back always so dark

[Mile High VX]

If you don't mount it far enough back the back seat will block the light and it won't help much...:)

[ipd]

I have a plan in mind where I want to replace the dome light with a ring of LED light strips around the circumference of the headliner.

[H3_VX]

just to clarify what my problem is, every time I hit a bump my dome light comes on. Sometimes it even comes on for no reason. One morning I had discovered that the dome light had come on in the middle of the night and killed my battery. My mechanic traced it to a faulty rear hatch dome light switch. I have seen some people have taped pennies to it, but I would prefer new parts.

[Lizardmen3477]

You need a new mechanic. There is no switch for out rear door

[Triathlete]

Yep...what lizardmen said...unless someone added it, it is not factory.

[MSHardeman]

As Billy said, the VX never came with a rear door switch so it must have been added by a previous owner. You could replace the switch itself, or just disconnect it so it doesn't trigger the dome light.

Can you post a picture, or two, of the switch and it's location? I'm sure that would help us help you to find a fix.

[H3_VX]

previous owner put a hatch popper.