doorjamb domelight switch

[daeron]

well, i got the car having driven another car that was dark inside, with NO dome light, for five years. the dome light worked. except, the driver's door didnt turn it on. Alas, i thought, ill just swap it with the rear drivers door... then i unscrewed it. that was actually my first experience with subaru engineering, after the timing belt install. needless to say, i was rather angered when i saw how short they made the wires.. this is an 87 GL-10, but all the loyales i saw at the JY were the same.. just barely enough wire to see about 1/8 inch pulled out of the doorjamb, full tension.

 

Today i got adventurous finally and pulled of the plastic trim piece over the seat belt assembly.. surprise, there was my wire.. since i could actually see it, i went to the boneyard and picked up a couple switches and rubber covers, along with a hood cable, and came home.. and after discovering that subaru used Fuji Heavy Industries Brand Solder, which wont melt with a regular soldering iron, i wond up butt-splicing them in. it works, the wires are slightly longer now, and.. wow. i open my door, and a light comes on.

 

its friggin MAGIC!!!!! :headbang:

 

anyone else deal with this headache, or are those switches normally better than mine?