tcr1
Raleigh, NC
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How can I turn off my interior dome lights and leave my exterior light mounted over the rear glass on? I do not have the sliding rear window. I need light in my 2000 F250 bed to hitch up my 5er at night, but when I turn on the exterior light the glare from the interior dome light prevents me from seeing in the bed.
Any ideas or suggestions?
2000 F250 CC 4x4 7.3 PSD
2008 Wildcat 30 Loft
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dbbls
Missouri
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Remove the bulb from the inside light.
1999 F250 Superduty, V10 with Banks Power Pack
2004 Colorado 29RL 5th wheel with 3600 watt Onan
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outdoorsman2007
In the Woods - Somewhere!
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Does the interior light have an on/off switch right on the light itself?
Does your truck have a separate switch on the dash for the cargo light?
If no to both of these questions, then make a temp cover you can pin up over the interior light to cover it while hitching.
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Hamops
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I mounted lights under the rails on each side of the box.
Helen & George VE3INB and Max (Bichon Frise)
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2006 Crossroads Cruiser CF30SK
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Jesse624
Baton Rouge, LA
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Change out your interior light with one that has a on/off switch.
Skip & Susie
Roxie our 12 yr old Dachshund
06 Challenger 5er, 32 ft, 29RLS
03 Silverado, 2500HD, Duramax/Allison, lg bed, crew cab, 4x4
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tcr1
Raleigh, NC
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'm not sure which I'll choose, but they're all good ideas. Turns out each of my interior lights has 3 bulbs, 2 map lights and 1 dome light. I may just take the dome bulbs out and then I still have the map lights if I need the light. Or I may do a quick wiring job (if I don't find new lights to change out that I like) and install a mini switch for each of the lights so I can turn them on/off as desired.
Thanks.
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richk88
birdsboro pa.
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I have two of these led lightsmounted in the bed of my truck on either side,they are just fastened with two sided tape and they work great.they are available at walmart or homedepot(where I got mine)
05 sunline 267 sr(younger family with a sunline almost unheard of)
2001 F-250 lariat 4x4 supercab shortbed automatic V-10 4:30LS
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retento
Rocky Mount N.C.
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I mounted lights underneath the gooseneck area that shine down into the truck bed... They operate off the trailer battery and have a switch accessable from the ground on the drivers side next to the hydraulic landing gear switch. This works good as an outside light source at the camp when the trailer is unhitched.
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Hannibal
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retento wrote:I mounted lights underneath the gooseneck area that shine down into the truck bed... They operate off the trailer battery and have a switch accessable from the ground on the drivers side next to the hydraulic landing gear switch. This works good as an outside light source at the camp when the trailer is unhitched.
All three of our 5th wheels have had this. I thought they all did.
'05 2500HD Dodge 5.7L Hemi 5spd auto/3.73 SLT. 95k miles
ex '95 Cummins,'98 12v Cummins,'01.5 Cummins,'03 Cummins
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DSteiner51
Wooster, Oh
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Hannibal wrote:
All three of our 5th wheels have had this.
Ditto.
D. Steiner
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