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Subject:Re: tailgate light switch ground
Date:Sun, 7 Apr 2013 12:20:00 -0400

I'm pretty sure they didn't put the hatch switch in as, when camping, you may have the hatch open all night. Same with sliding door switch.

On Apr 6, 2013, at 10:29 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:

> Just a FYI for anyone wondering....
> 
> A few weeks ago I discovered (or did I re-discover?) where the ground wire from the tailgate light switch actually grounds out. The single brown (no white stripe) attached to the switch on applicable vans*, after it disappears into the body at the hatch latch, ends up at the rear right cabin light and is attached to light (small tab) switched ground.
> 
> * seems that only passenger vans have the hatch switch, not westies. Just like the sliding door switch, westies don't have it, but both switches are useful even when camping.
> 
> alistair

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