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Old 02-26-2017
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This is kind of embarrassing, as I've been a car guy for 50+ years, but where the hell is the door switch for the dome light on my '97 Ranger? I can't see one on either side, is there a microswitch under the rubber molding somewhere?

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The switch is in the latching mechanism !
Squirt some WD-40 in the latch area, sometimes works sometimes doesn't !
 
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Probably should have thought of that, but I'm old.

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Originally Posted by Bob in Gilroy
Probably should have thought of that, but I'm old.

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I'm old too and I asked that exact same question on another Ranger forum! WD40 wouldn't fix mine, my 2002 has a door off a '93 and they used a different switch, still in with the latch though.
 
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Worked like a charm (had open open and close the door about 10 times). Thanks for the tip.
 
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