Rear Interior Lamp Wiring Confusion

[Ben Middleton]

Hi guys!

I suck at electrics. I did a little video here to show the replacement interior lamp I bought. Somebody has added new wiring to it and I'm somewhat confused about what I should be doing with each of the wires. If anybody could help me, that would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks again


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[skills@eurocarsplus]

negative goes to the metal frame.

you should have 3 bulbs in that housing. 1 switch only does one 1 bulb, the other switch does 2 bulbs

it was wired so 1 switch controls the 2 outer bulbs and the other switch just did the middle.

to add to that mess the dash switch controlled power to ALL of them.
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[Ben Middleton]

Thanks mate! I chopped out all the unnecessary stuff and managed to get it functioning as it should It works perfectly now. Left switch does the two outer bulbs and right switch does the middle. Then the dashboard switch turns the whole thing on and off.

[Oil Phil-M]

Side question - anyone know a source for the white plastic covers for those 3 bulb westy lights?

I installed two more of those lights in my westy. One at the sliding door closer to the passenger seat and another on the pop up top. Then wired them up so the pop top center bulb gets controlled by the front switch and each switch controls one of the outer bulbs and is always live as is the other two side light units. Along with an additional factory 3-way bus light in the back cargo area connected to a door switch and a 2-way bus light at the very front linked to the same light switch as the center pop top there are no shady dark areas inside anymore and has a stock look to it. Just need to pick up some LED bulbs for them to cut down on the amperage.

[CanStan]

I don’t think anyone sells them new, so your best bet is the classifieds or someone parting out a Westy.
9/10 of the ones I’ve come across are cracked though, so as long as they’re not completely shattered, you might just have to take whatever you can find.