Whenever I opened the drivers door on my
1967 Cadillac Eldorado the interior lights
would not come on. Only the red warning
light in the door lit up. Everything worked
from the passenger´s side though. So I had
to check out the door jamb switch. I
unscrewed it and checked the three cables
going into it. One cable is for the warning
light in the door, one for the front
interior lights below the dash and one for
the rear interior lights in the C-pillar. I
made sure that all contacts were in place
and had to bend them a little. After a
little tweaking the lights started to work
again. When I screwed the switch back into
place, the rear lights went out again. So I
had to adjust the contacts once again and
now everything works perfectly. Great to
have the interior lights come on again when
I step into the car.
This is how the doorjamb switch looks like
on a 1967 Eldorado when removed. Sorry for
the crappy cell phone picture!
I will have to clean the paint in the
doorjambs soon as you can see in this
picture...
Tags:Restoration, 1967, Eldorado, Door Jamb Switch, Wiring