Glove Box light

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CaliDodgeRam

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Anyone ever put one in? I think it would be rather simple, just need a light and a foot or so of wire, with (and this is the part i need to find) a refrigerator type switch, where when the glove box closes it pushes it in and turns the light off, anyone no where to get one of these switches?
 

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door jamb switches are the same functionality as those refrigerator door switches...you could always get one for a small car, like a GEO or something and mod it into your glovebox to operate the light...
 

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I don't believe it. I have something that someone else doesn't have and it came stock on my truck!! Here is what it looks like:

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I'd check a junk yard and see if you could find one. Or you may be able to get a switch like that from Radio Shack or something and wire it up with an LED. Drive around the neighborhood and see if you can find someone throwing away a fridge. Or you could always go to the dealer. They'd probably only charge you about $30 or so. :roflsquared:
 

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Ha, this thread reminded me I have a glove box. I can honestly say I've opened my glove box less than 5 times in 6 years.
 

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I like mine but when I hit bumps the glove box must move cause the light flicks on for a second... kinda annoying when it happens when its dark. Mine is tied in to the reader lights...
 
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Ya i would love to have an LED in there and also in my footwells, cup holder area, and in the door somewhere, and run the all to one switch with different levels for each
 

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I have one in mine too......I swapped out the map lights for led's and had the weird thing where if you want to turn on one of the lights by clicking it, you must have the glove box open or else nothing happens. Its all very confusing and I still wonder why its like that. Ill make a vid of it one of these days to show
 
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odd, never even heard of that ones, LED are awfully strange and touchy sometimes.
 

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I just read this thread and had to run out and see if I have one lol. I don't, I probably don't need one, but now I want one Damnit lol. I have the little plastic piece covering where the light would be. I wonder if there are already wires back there for it....
 

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Yeah, my truck already has one also. i did add in cup holder LEDs some time back though
 
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