Help with an electrical connection

[grozam]

I have this connection coming out of my harness at the left inside rear area of my 81' CJ7 that I don't know what it's for. does it look familiar to any one. It has a black & orange wires on it.

 

[DHugg]

I have the same in like location on my '80 CJ7 . I tested it and found 12V. Might work well for boat trailer lighting before/after a fishing trip.

 

[Torxhead]

Interesting, looks oem, maybe possible connection for the hardtop?

 

[thistle3585]

According to my diagram, its a light switch. Orange is the feed and black is the ground. It originates from a splice that also feeds the dash lights, so it would come on when the dash lights are on as well as be controlled for brightness by the headlight switch. You could check that by putting a test light on it and dimming the dash lights with the switch.

My guess is it could be used as an interior light. I wouldn't use it for trailer lights.

 

[grozam]

According to my diagram, its a light switch. Orange is the feed and black is the ground. It originates from a splice that also feeds the dash lights, so it would come on when the dash lights are on as well as be controlled for brightness by the headlight switch. You could check that by putting a test light on it and dimming the dash lights with the switch.

My guess is it could be used as an interior light. I wouldn't use it for trailer lights.

I was thinking mabey a dome light for the hard top. There is also a green,black with white trailer, black and two gray or tan wires not hooked to anything coming out of the same spot. I just don't like wires hanging there not being used. can't believe all those wires are coming out of my harness in the left rear corner of the jeep and not hooked up to something.

 

[thistle3585]

Green is turn signal and hazard and I'm wondering if the gray/tan were originally white which would be backup and running lights. Could be the wires for the side light.

 

[mtnwhlr]

Yes that is for the dome light on the hardtop.

 

[grozam]

Green is turn signal and hazard and I'm wondering if the gray/tan were originally white which would be backup and running lights. Could be the wires for the side light.

My rear taillights,turn signals,and stop lights are working just fine so they cant be those. I can't get power from any of the wires coming out of the harness. My interior lights are being controlled from a separate switch on the dash. I don't see where side lights were ever on my jeep in the back. I do have them in the side of the taillights and they work. I do have them in the front as well and they all come on with the headlight switch.

 

[Petescj]

Ding ding ding! Of course that dome light is in the back of the hardtop and throws about as much light as a match , if your lucky.

Yes that is for the dome light on the hardtop.

 

[grozam]

I just scraped the 2 gray wires with my knife and they are gray all the way through.

 

[rr41mag]

I have an 81 jeep CJ7 that came with a hardtop. It is definitely the wires for the dome light.

 

[mtnwhlr]

Ding ding ding! Of course that dome light is in the back of the hardtop and throws about as much light as a match , if your lucky.

With mine it had a plastic cover that doesn't let hardly any light out so I removed it and now it works pretty well but it looks like it is missing a cover.

 

[Petescj]

Yeah mine as well. Ive never seen replacement covers either. Never searched that hard , but never ran across them.

With mine it had a plastic cover that doesn't let hardly any light out so I removed it and now it works pretty well but it looks like it is missing a cover.

 

[grozam]

I'm thinking the 2 gray,green and black wires were for speakers because they don't appear to be stock they are on the thin side.