Okay. Here is the latest. And just when I was starting to feel better about this "electrical enlightenment" (I'm trying to keep positive) I asked around for the "go-to electrical guy" around my neck of the woods. So I went to ask him about my situation and showed him some pics.
He was schooling me on having a "short" or "resistance" on this one wire that has lost its insulation. Of course I would have to bring the truck to him and that's ok. But he told me in order to to the job right he would have to see how far back into the wire loom the wire had lost its insulation. And he added if this wire shorted then it could have possibly burned all through out that circuit well into parts of the truck such as head liner and so on.
So this is what I did today.
First I want to ask you all if this is the factory connection for the second row dome light??? I don't think it is.
I wrapped the wires individually and then together.
As you can see I took picks of third row and drivers overhead dome light connections.
Second. I decided to to unwrap a bit of the wire loom from the fuse box to check on the status of this yellow wire with silver stripes. And if the wire burned further back.
I can tell that the wire def got hot and at places maybe sticking to some of the wires next it, but insulation still intact. And from the fuse box these wires seem to connect and T to another harness and wire loom.
Second major question. Do all of these wires from the fuse box connect at this T and may one replace wires to this T. Anything at this connection that would cause the wire not to burn or get hit that far back????
I can see that this yellow wire with silver stripping is all over the truck behind stereo, center dash, AC, and so on.
I'm sure this wire is all over the place.
Third. Wiring to second row dome light.
Question. Does the connection for the second row dome light run along B-pillar on DS or PS?????
Or Neither.
Going back to second row dome light. When I first bought the truck it was running a DVD system that had been taken out and only dome light connection was left ( maybe. Go back to pics above).
I decided to cut this cable because we ( my cousin) and I felt it wasn't factory and we thought it was running all the wiring for DVD system. Check it.
Does this wire look like factory to you guys??? I'm afraid that may have cut the connection to my dome, but the colored wires don't look like the wire connection at second row dome.
Part of me is overwhelmed again and part of me keeps reminding me to breath and breath. This is just a truck. No body died. And all is good.
I just had major work done to this truck. HG and so on and so on. I didn't think electrical was gonna be an issue. I just want to enjoy my truck.
Thanks for reading. Any and all advice will be considered.
And no I haven't bought a multimeter yet.