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I'm trying to wire a dome light into a 1997 jeep wrangler (TJ)

I am trying to figure out what wires to splice into off of the light switch. When I hook up my leads I found two wires that are ''hot'' when everything is off, including the door switch.

Is a connector off of the wiring harness somewhere for this options? My jeep did not have the option of a dome light from the factory.

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You need a wire diagram follow ground circuit from door cancel switch and use any fused battery got power wire.

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Well one of the hot wires would Goto the door switch and the other wire coming from the door switch would Goto the hot wire on the light so that when you open the door, the switch allows power to Goto the light hot wire. You’ll need to ground the light somewhere and I imagine if the light has a switch that you can switch on without opening the door, the other hot wire would wire into the hot wire on the lights switch. You could hook the hot wire up to the light as well and use the door switch to provide a ground too. Then you hook one side of the door switch up to a ground and the ground of the light up to the other wire coming from the door switch

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You will need test light then turn high beam on test which one lights up

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Come off the fuse box on a fused circuit that is from a battery wire. Always hot.

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SOURCE: wrangler engine swap

Yes it will fit, just make sure you don't get in trouble with the issue of smog certifcation.

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SOURCE: need factory wiring codes

2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Car Radio Wiring Diagram
Car Radio Battery Constant 12v+ Wire: Orange
Car Radio Accessory Switched 12v+ Wire: The radio harness does not provide a switched power source. Run a wire to the fusebox for switched power.
Car Radio Ground Wire: Black/White
Car Radio Illumination Wire: Gray
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: Brown
Car Stereo Antenna Trigger Wire: Pink
Car Stereo Amp Trigger Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Amplifier Location: Under the center console.
Car Audio Front Speakers Size: N/A
Car Audio Front Speakers Location: N/A
Left Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Tan
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Gray
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Light Green
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Dark Green
Car Audio Rear Speakers Size: N/A
Car Audio Rear Speakers Location: N/A
Left Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Brown
Left Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Yellow
Right Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Dark Blue
Right Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Light Blue
If that dosnt match with your vehicle try this tip, 1st always find your speaker wires first,Since this is the most tedious part, its better to get those out of the way, 2nd thing Disconnect the battery of the vehicle so you don't blow fuses for the head unit, 3rd, strip back all of the wires that are available to you. Its better to grab the all together and cut them all an equal length to make it neat. 4th
Once you have all your wires stripped back - Grab any single wire. Hold it against a terminal on the battery and one by one go through and tap every other wire against the other terminal of the battery until you hear a "pop". When you hear a speaker popping, you have correctly identified the wires that run directly to it. If on the first attempt at popping a speaker you don't find one, pick up another wire and repeat the process. They will eventually come, and the more you identify, the fewer wires you have to mess with, You will need these Items,You'll need some wire strippers, a digital multimeter, electrical tape,9 volt battery

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SOURCE: Stock 1995 Jeep Wrangler stereo wiring harness missing/cut off.

1995 Jeep Wrangler Car Stereo Radio Wiring Diagram.
Car Radio Constant 12V+ Wire: Red/White
Car Radio Switched 12V+ Wire: Purple/White
Car Radio Ground Wire: Black
Car Radio Illumination Wire: Blue/Red
Car Radio Dimmer Wire: Red/Black
Car Radio Antenna Trigger Wire: N/A
Car Radio Amp Trigger Wire: N/A
Front Speakers Size: 4′ x 6′
Front Speakers Location: Dash
Left Front Speaker Wire (+): Gray
Left Front Speaker Wire (-): Yellow
Right Front Speaker Wire (+): White/Red
Right Front Speaker Wire (-): Brown/Red
Rear Speakers Size: 4′
Rear Speakers Location: Rear Roof
Left Rear Speaker Wire (+): Gray/White
Left Rear Speaker Wire (-): Brown/White
Right Rear Speaker Wire (+): White/Black
Right Rear Speaker Wire (-): Brown

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SOURCE: do you need a towing wiring harness kit for 1999 jeep wrangler?

You can buy a simple light connector at most auto supply that requires you to splice it into existing wires. Very simple.

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SOURCE: Installing an aftermarket stereo, spliced the wires and have everything connected including the remote wire to the factory amp wire but still no sound.

There is no remote wire on these newer trucks....03 and up....u have to buy the harness....although i didnt....i have an 03 gmc sierra and just pulled the schematic and matched the wires. And there is no programming to do on an aftermarket stereo.....I work for GMC and we cant program aftermarket stereos......if u buy the right harness ...and its over $100 then everything should work just fine.....and this does not disarm ur alarm system either....mine still works fine....hope this helps

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