Is there a trick to getting the light in wall of the cargo area to come on?

I'm assuming it should illuminate when I have the back hatch open, but no luck...

Thanks,
Michael

have you tried waving a black & white stick at it whilst saying PIFF PAFF PUFF.

If that doesn't work, check the bulb, check its connected and if that fails a sharp tap, and a trip to the dealers

Light should come on anytime hatch is open, there are no other switches. However don't build your hopes about the light, it is pathetic little light when it does work and is in completely the wrong position, mounted at the side as it is. It should be mounted in the roof lining shining down so as to illuminate the entire luggage space. My car is an office on wheels, I use the hatch a lot and carry a lot of crap, this time of year now we're on minimal daylight it is a real frustration.

I got off my lazy a_s and decided to check the bulb..

Bulb looks just fine...

Hmm, wait a second.. No wires (I mean _nothing_ connected)...

Fished back into the wall of the car with my finger, hooked up the wires and then there was light

Thx.

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avtur wrote:

Light should come on anytime hatch is open, there are no other switches. However don't build your hopes about the light, it is pathetic little light when it does work and is in completely the wrong position, mounted at the side as it is. It should be mounted in the roof lining shining down so as to illuminate the entire luggage space. My car is an office on wheels, I use the hatch a lot and carry a lot of crap, this time of year now we're on minimal daylight it is a real frustration.

in another of my brainstorming ideas

Would it not be possible to rig up a white neon light (Type the younger lot put under their cars) to the boot light, attaching it to the headliner or parcel shelf cover.

Then whenever your boot light comes on your neon light comes on too.

Obviously more expensive than the B&Q option but would give a better light

Last edited by npinks on 8th Nov 2007 6:22 pm. Edited 1 time in total

Have you been taking those omega 3 fish oils npinks? You're brain is in overdrive with all these ideas!!

joe MY11 Fuji white Td4 150 GS straight up no mixer.

npinks wrote:

in another of my brainstorming ideas

Would it not be possible to rig up a white neon light (Type the younger lot put under their cars) to the boot light, attaching it to the headliner or parcel shelf cover.

Then when ever you boot light comes on your neon light comes on too.

Obviously more expensive than the B&Q option but would give a better light

Next thing you know you 'll be wanting to attach one of those compacted disk things to your in car wireless

This might be a good idea http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Module...rce=1&

joe1978 wrote:

Have you been taking those omega 3 fish oils npinks? You're brain is in overdrive with all these ideas!!

joe

npinks is renovating his house if you take away the time spent on this forum he would have finished six months ago

Goldstone69 wrote:

joe1978 wrote:

Have you been taking those omega 3 fish oils npinks? You're brain is in overdrive with all these ideas!!

joe

npinks is renovating his house if you take away the time spent on this forum he would have finished six months ago

Cheeky

My next brainstorming idea is to get get somebody in to do it for me

hang on,...... a FL2 forum get together at my house, forget the beer.....bring a paint brush

micriley wrote:

I got off my lazy a_s and decided to check the bulb..

Bulb looks just fine...

Hmm, wait a second.. No wires (I mean _nothing_ connected)...

Fished back into the wall of the car with my finger, hooked up the wires and then there was light

Thx.

Let there be light eh? Next trick is to part the dead sea and cross it (in a FL2 of course)  Mack

HSE TD4 Sumatra Black

npinks wrote:

My next brainstorming idea is to get get somebody in to do it for me

hang on,...... a FL2 forum get together at my house, forget the beer.....bring a paint brush

Even better combine the two and you get a salvador dali style of decorating in your house....nice

Goldstone69 wrote:

avtur wrote:

Light should come on anytime hatch is open, there are no other switches. However don't build your hopes about the light, it is pathetic little light when it does work and is in completely the wrong position, mounted at the side as it is. It should be mounted in the roof lining shining down so as to illuminate the entire luggage space. My car is an office on wheels, I use the hatch a lot and carry a lot of crap, this time of year now we're on minimal daylight it is a real frustration.

Hi avtur

Have you seen the pic of the extra boot light in carlfraz`s gallery ?.... very cheap easy to install B&Q sell them i have one they come in silver or black and different sizes a real help this time of year.

Hi GS69,

I've seen Carl's car in the flesh so I know what he has done, it is really effective. I'm going to try a similar idea though I want to mount the lights on the underside of the luggage cover. I've been holding off because of problems with my luggage cover - it fell to pieces a few weeks ago, I got it back together and sort of working (held together with duck-tape) awaiting the arrival of a new cover. Talking of which, surprise, surprise the new cover was fitted today while the car was back with the dealer for other problems.

It is a bit of a shame that we're talking about work arounds for something as basic as a boot light don't you think ?








It's just a shame that our £25-30k motors are lacking in this

avtur wrote:

Hi GS69,

I've seen Carl's car in the flesh so I know what he has done, it is really effective. I'm going to try a similar idea though I want to mount the lights on the underside of the luggage cover. I've been holding off because of problems with my luggage cover - it fell to pieces a few weeks ago, I got it back together and sort of working (held together with duck-tape) awaiting the arrival of a new cover. Talking of which, surprise, surprise the new cover was fitted today while the car was back with the dealer for other problems.

It is a bit of a shame that we're talking about work arounds for something as basic as a boot light don't you think ?








It's just a shame that our £25-30k motors are lacking in this

Hi avtur

Forgot you met carlfraz (recovered yet ? ) you are right ,when you spend that amount of money you would hope they would have payed a little more attention to detail.The rear light is a pain also i find the instrument lighting is not quite bright enough so you can only adjust it from just about OK to non existent ! spare wheel is full size but only suitable for use as a spare ......hopefully they will learn that these annoying oversights and the seemingly endless electrical niggles/faults should not be part of the LR experience ....we live in hope.

GS69