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nkaminar · 05-28-2023, 02:12 PM

If you have a modern ignition switch you can wire the light to turn on only with the ignition on. So if forget to turn the light off it will not drain your battery.

stickshift · 05-29-2023, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by nkaminar

If you have a modern ignition switch you can wire the light to turn on only with the ignition on. So if forget to turn the light off it will not drain your battery.

That's exactly what I did. When I first got my truck, the dash light was burned out. I replaced the bulb and it was on all the time. There was no on/off switch lever like I've seen online. I found a spare spade connector on the rotary switch for the lights that went to the tail lights. I ran the wire into the cab through the box on the fire wall and spliced it to the pigtail for the dash light. Now the dash light is on whenever the lights are on in any position.

05-28-2023, 02:12 PM	#1
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,846	Re: Dash light If you have a modern ignition switch you can wire the light to turn on only with the ignition on. So if forget to turn the light off it will not drain your battery. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.