Map Lights Stay on?

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    So I wired up my Recon cab lights. And now, the map lights stay on even when there is no key in the ignition. I clipped the wired that I tapped into the map light harness thinking that would fix it, and still, they stay on. Any ideas that would make this happen? I disconnected the ground I tapped for the cab lights, and they still stay on. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
     
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    Ok, so i figured it out. Turns out there are 4 wires coming into the map light harness. 2 are black, 2 are colored w/ stripes. Now, I assumed the colored w/ stripes were the powers for each light, and the blacks were grounds for each. well, turns out 1 of the blacks is a constant hot, I assume its for when you flip the dimmer switch to override them on. Thanks!
     
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    Good to hear you fixed it.
     
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    haha, yea, sometimes i just need to write the problem out for my brain to go "HEY STUPID, I know how to fix that!"
     

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