How about it only stays on if the engine is off?
Yeah, yeah, we can all think of situations where this would be
inconvenient, like loading truck at night in winter while its running or
something.
The problem with trying to make technology anticipate your every whim is
that it ends up coming off like a stupid servant who is never there when
you want them.
I think the 'hidden' manual switch is best. For weather protection you
could used a magnetic reed type alarm switch and just move an old
speaker magnet to a spot near it to turn the light on. The off position
is simply to attach the magnet anywhere else.
Marty
Bill Pruitt wrote:
>
> There are times when it's necessary to drive with the tailgate down though.
> What about a "hidden" manual switch mounted inside the bed? It would have
> to be weatherproof, and mounted to not be obvious.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Levy" <andylevy@yahoo.com>
> To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 12:45 AM
> Subject: DML: A thought on tailgate open switches (ATTN: Don M)
>
> > I was outside tonight pulling some stuff out of my truck and had an idea.
> > Don set up a switch on his tailgate so he can tell when the it's open.
> > Could this same switch be set up to turn on the cargo lamps on the top of
> > the cab around the brake light? That'd be more convenient sometimes than
> > having to walk up to the cab just to turn the light on and off.
> >
> > --
> > -andy
> > andylevy@yahoo.com
> > http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/
> > '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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