Rear cabin lamp installation

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Introduction

Jimny does hot have a rear cabin lamp (neither in the trunk nor above rear seats).

Most Jimnys have a factory-made hole in the body above the rear left window, which was meant for a rear cabin lamp. However, only some "Japanese domestic market" Jimnys have that lamp installed. It is probably possible to order it from Suzuki dealers.

(See this link for pictures, details and part numbers.)

That lamp has only two switch positions written on its body (ON and OFF), and no "DOOR" position. However, it has been confirmed that the intermediate "DOOR" position actually exists in the lamp's switch, but is simply not written on the body. Therefore, this lamp can work in automatic mode to light only when the doors are open.

Solutions

You can probably buy this OEM lamp from Suzuki.

However, it appears that exactly the same lamp is standard equipment in vehicle model Suzuki Vitara/Escudo Mk2 (a.k.a. "Grand Vitara") produced from 1998 to 2005. The LWB edition has this lamp above the trunk area, while it has not been investigated for SWB edition.

There could be some other Suzuki vehicle models with the same lamp, who knows.

So, a look around for a dead Vitara/Escudo Mk2.

If you obtain this lamp from a dead Vitara or other Suzuki vehicle, don't forget to also get the electrical connector from the cable which connects to the lamp. Getting the entire cable is even better.

Once you obtain the needed parts, install the lamp in the pre-drilled factory hole above Jimny's rear left window. It should fit perfectly.

Beware that you will have to install some wiring, because Suzuki did not install any wiring in that rear lamp position above the rear left window.

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Page last edited on 3/02/2017 by user Bosanek