Lamp, Storage Box: Description
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Two RamBox storage bins (1), one located in each bed rail of the pickup box, are an integral part of the RamBox storage and organization option for this vehicle. Each storage bin has integral interior lighting features that include the following components:
- Ajar Switch (5) - A normally closed, single pole, spring-loaded, plunger-type ajar switch located in the rear flange of each bin is automatically actuated by the bin lid. This is the same self-adjusting switch used to monitor the hood for the Vehicle Theft Security System (VTSS) on vehicles manufactured for certain export markets where it is required, and can be distinguished from the switch used for the optional remote start system by a color-coded retainer ring around the switch plunger. The VTSS and RamBox switches have a dark brown retainer ring, while the remote start switch has a white retainer ring.
- Lamps (2) - Each storage bin has two interior lamps, one in each end panel of the bin. Each of these lamps includes a sealed, non-removable lens and has an integral interlocking tab mounting feature on one end and an integral latch feature at the opposite end that are used to secure the lamps in the mounting holes in the end panels of each bin. The lamps are illuminated with an incandescent bulb that can be accessed for service from the inside of the bin.
- On/Off Switch (3) - The interior lighting of each bin can be manually controlled using a push-button ON/OFF toggle switch with a plunger sealed beneath a rubber button or boot located in the rear end panel of each bin.
- Wire Harness - A wire harness concealed on the outside of each bin connects each of the lamps and switches to each other. A connector (4) on the underside of the bin near the base of the rear end panel connects each bin wire harness to the vehicle electrical system through a take out and connector of the body wire harness.
The storage bin lamps, their incandescent bulbs, the ajar switch and the rubber button (or boot) for the manual ON/OFF switch are each available for individual service replacement. The manual ON/OFF switch is serviced only as a unit with the storage bin wire harness. If the ON/OFF switch is damaged or ineffective, the entire storage bin wire harness must be replaced.