How to turn off courtesy door lights?

[digitalmarker]

Hey guys,

Took the 100 camping this weekend, and between kids taking a nap and crating the puppy, the tailgate was open 50% of the time. I was able to turn the dome lights off with a switch, but the door courtesy lights stayed ok the entire time.

I found this thread that lets you control these with a switch, which is awesome and I am totally doing this on my 80, but it’s for the 80 series:

Door Courtesy Light Disable Switch - Pic Heavy

I decided to install a simple switch to disable the door courtesy lights when the rear hatch is open. Whether you're tailgating or camping, it is nice to have the ability to turn off the door lights. Some have resorted to removing fuses or bulbs, while some have shoved carabiners into the...

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Is there a similar write up out there for a 100?

Thanks in advance!

 

[slacker24-7]

I just put a carabiner in the gate latch , I have a winch pull strap on it so I don’t forget it’s there. works fine

 

[Ayune]

That same mod will work for the 100. You’re simply preventing the rear hatch from telling the truck that it’s been opened. The other doors will still activate the dome/courtesy light system. The white-wire-with-black-stripe coming from the hatch latch switch needs to go through a new switch.

 

[REZARF]

Buy LED's and forget it. I camp out of my rig a ton and I've never had a problem with them staying on. They do power off after 15 minutes or so of not opening/closing a door.

@pfran42 sells a great kit.

 

[digitalmarker]

I actually just installed the PFran kit on the 100, and yes, it worked really well - super bright compared to before. However, my lights did not turn off automatically after 15 mins - door lights just stayed on. So even with the LEDs drawing less power, leaving the truck on with the tailgate open all night can drain the battery. I remember reading somewhere that the 15 automatic turn off time can be adjusted (default is 20mins) - how would I go about adjusting it?

I just put a carabiner in the gate latch , I have a winch pull strap on it so I don’t forget it’s there. works fine

Is there a write up or photos of what this looks like?

That same mod will work for the 100. You’re simply preventing the rear hatch from telling the truck that it’s been opened. The other doors will still activate the dome/courtesy light system. The white-wire-with-black-stripe coming from the hatch latch switch needs to go through a new switch.

Awesome, thanks for clarifying that - will open it up to look this week.

 

[REZARF]

You could always tape the door switches down... its dirty but it'd work.

 

[primetime4]

I just put a carabiner in the gate latch , I have a winch pull strap on it so I don’t forget it’s there. works fine

This. A small carabiner like what you use to hang keys on works perfectly. Mine does double duty as a place to hang a lamp when camping. Easiest way to solve this.

 

[slacker24-7]

Not sure about a write up as there’s nothing to it actually, just stick a carabiner in the latch to fool the system into thinking it’s closed.. I borrowed this pic from another thread , I also use it to hang light weight items from

 

[digitalmarker]

Ok the carabiner trick is pretty genius too. Thanks folks. Will attempt both this weekend, probably with the switch method.

 

[CanyonLX]

Anyone develop a system yet, besides the carabiner?

 

[Ayune]

Anyone develop a system yet, besides the carabiner?

Besides adding a switch as described in posts #1 and #3?

 

[CanyonLX]

Besides adding a switch as described in posts #1 and #3?

Yes, specific to the 100 series in particular.

 

[Ayune]

Yes, specific to the 100 series in particular.

There’s no plug-n-play kit for this, if that’s what you mean, and likely no Techstream setting either. It’s an electrical mod which requires adding a switch in-line with the switch’s ground wire (white-with-a-black-stripe).