br1anstorm
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My 93 XJ is the 4.0 auto "Sport" version. It has only a simple interior dome light in the middle of the roof, which lights up when front doors are opened or by rotating the main light-switch. No roof-console .... and no "cargo light" in the back inside the rear hatch.
I have always wanted a light back there (an LED one would be nice). It so happens I'm going to have to remove and re-cover the headliner soon, so I'm planning on finding a light that will do the job.
The wiring diagrams I have seen appear to suggest that there might be wiring already in the loom for an interior 'cargo' light at the rear. However the diagram I have also seems to suggest that there is a liftgate button-switch, and switches at the rear doors, and I have no such switches on mine.
I guess I may discover the answer when I get the headliner out - but can anyone tell me in advance if the wiring and connections for a rear interior/dome light are likely to be there tucked up somewhere behind the liner in the roofspace? And in those models which do have a cargo-area light, how is it switched on - by liftgate switch, or does it come on like the main dome light when the (front?) doors are opened?
I'm not exactly an auto-electrician but I can follow a Haynes manual - so if anyone has done something similar, or can link to how-to pictures, I'd appreciate it.
I have always wanted a light back there (an LED one would be nice). It so happens I'm going to have to remove and re-cover the headliner soon, so I'm planning on finding a light that will do the job.
The wiring diagrams I have seen appear to suggest that there might be wiring already in the loom for an interior 'cargo' light at the rear. However the diagram I have also seems to suggest that there is a liftgate button-switch, and switches at the rear doors, and I have no such switches on mine.
I guess I may discover the answer when I get the headliner out - but can anyone tell me in advance if the wiring and connections for a rear interior/dome light are likely to be there tucked up somewhere behind the liner in the roofspace? And in those models which do have a cargo-area light, how is it switched on - by liftgate switch, or does it come on like the main dome light when the (front?) doors are opened?
I'm not exactly an auto-electrician but I can follow a Haynes manual - so if anyone has done something similar, or can link to how-to pictures, I'd appreciate it.