Chev HUW door switch question

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Could that tab simply be a plate attached to cover the switch and keeping the lights on all the time? It makes the switch think the door is always closed.

Or the plate acts as a depressing cover so the door closing doesn’t hit the side of the plunger and break it off. Basically like a strike plate on a door.

Thanks Jordan. I'm tending towards your second option. If it was a method to keep the lights on all the time (and remove the plates to operate in blackout mode) why the trouble of two screws per door.

The plates are a feature and even appear in the wartime factory photo.