Fightin Rooster
Junior Member
- Joined
- Dec 28, 2020
- Posts
- 12
- Reaction score
- 3
- Location
- Mission Viejo, CA
- First Name
- Greg
- Truck Year
- 1974
- Truck Model
- C20
- Engine Size
- 5.7L 350 gas
Hello,
I'd like to install pin switches in the doors of my 74 C20 to activate the interior dome light. There are none installed now.
There is a plastic cap over a hole in the door frames right where you'd expect. I removed the kick panels with the side vents and have access to the back side. The problem is I cannot reach all the way to the door frame as there is sealed structure which is essentially the A pillar continuation.
I have installed pin switches in doors before and I needed to get to both side to fasten the nuts and set the depth.
LMC sells 36-0622 COURTESY LIGHT SWITCH CHEVY GMC 73-84 theoretically specifically for this however it looks like it only bolts into the front, doesn't have a depth setting, and looks kinda long from their drawing.
Then of course, running the wire will be an issue but I'll handle it.
Does anyone have experience this part, or a recommendation, or advice?
I'll also be running speakers (and maybe power windows) in the doors. Perhaps if I put a 1 inch hole for the wires very, very close to the pin switch location, I could use that to access and fasten the rear pin switch bolt.
Thanks
I'd like to install pin switches in the doors of my 74 C20 to activate the interior dome light. There are none installed now.
There is a plastic cap over a hole in the door frames right where you'd expect. I removed the kick panels with the side vents and have access to the back side. The problem is I cannot reach all the way to the door frame as there is sealed structure which is essentially the A pillar continuation.
I have installed pin switches in doors before and I needed to get to both side to fasten the nuts and set the depth.
LMC sells 36-0622 COURTESY LIGHT SWITCH CHEVY GMC 73-84 theoretically specifically for this however it looks like it only bolts into the front, doesn't have a depth setting, and looks kinda long from their drawing.
Then of course, running the wire will be an issue but I'll handle it.
Does anyone have experience this part, or a recommendation, or advice?
I'll also be running speakers (and maybe power windows) in the doors. Perhaps if I put a 1 inch hole for the wires very, very close to the pin switch location, I could use that to access and fasten the rear pin switch bolt.
Thanks