boot light

1. smithy2050 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2008 caerphilly Posts: 455 saxo 1997 1.1 litre swift sport 1.6 16v

   #1 18th March 2009, 16:50

   how do i disconnect the boot light thats comes on when you open the boot?
2. redlinerdj Established Member Joined: May 2008 Birmingham Posts: 1021 Camm'd 1.1 FTW!

   #2 18th March 2009, 16:58

   what to completely remove it? or just to stop the light coming on? because u could just take the light bulb out
3. smithy2050 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2008 caerphilly Posts: 455 saxo 1997 1.1 litre swift sport 1.6 16v

   #3 18th March 2009, 16:59

   just stop it coming out coz i got a neon in the back now how do i take the bulb out
4. user_19364 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2007 Liverpool Posts: 8780 Seat Leon

   #4 18th March 2009, 17:00

   As above just take the bulb out
   
   Put your hand down the side where the back of the light is and push on the unit to get the fascia off, then just take the bulb out and click the fascia back in the square
5. smithy2050 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2008 caerphilly Posts: 455 saxo 1997 1.1 litre swift sport 1.6 16v

   #5 18th March 2009, 17:00

   ok cheers
6. smithy2050 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2008 caerphilly Posts: 455 saxo 1997 1.1 litre swift sport 1.6 16v

   #6 18th March 2009, 17:04

   could i cook a neon up to it like everytime i open my boot it comes on
7. user_19364 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2007 Liverpool Posts: 8780 Seat Leon

   #7 18th March 2009, 17:10

   Yeah but I don't know how to do it lol.
   
   I recently put a blue LED in replace of the standard bulb, could always do that
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8. saxovtrstevie Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 sidmouth,nr exeter Posts: 1600 BLACK 2001 vtr and subaru impreza type ra

   #8 18th March 2009, 17:10

   yea mate u can hook a neon up to so everytime u open boot it comes on
   ive done it
9. rallysam L-plater Joined: Feb 2009 Church stretton Posts: 52 205 XS road rally car, MR2 feild car

   #9 18th March 2009, 17:11

   I would thinks so as all neons need r electric the same as the boot light. if u take the plug out the back of the boot light it should have 2 terminals a + ans a - jst wack them on ur neons... how ever dont quote me on that but seems simples.
10. smithy2050 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2008 caerphilly Posts: 455 saxo 1997 1.1 litre swift sport 1.6 16v

    #10 18th March 2009, 17:14

    i got a light plug 1 cud i cut off the plug bit an do it like that or wont it work
11. rallysam L-plater Joined: Feb 2009 Church stretton Posts: 52 205 XS road rally car, MR2 feild car

    #11 18th March 2009, 17:21

    I would have thought so, but dont quote me on it.
12. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #12 18th March 2009, 17:24

    Use a multimeter to determine which wire is which, easy things to use and saves the car going up in flames
13. smithy2050 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2008 caerphilly Posts: 455 saxo 1997 1.1 litre swift sport 1.6 16v

    #13 18th March 2009, 17:25

    so i could cut it off an put the cable on the bit an it shoud work
14. smithy2050 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2008 caerphilly Posts: 455 saxo 1997 1.1 litre swift sport 1.6 16v

    #14 18th March 2009, 17:26

    wats a mutli meter
15. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #15 18th March 2009, 17:34

    It tests the wire for instance, if you want to find the illumination
    
    use the black prong on multimeter on an earth and the red on the wire, when you turn sidelights on the voltage will jump up to 12 volts, turn them off and it will fall back to 0 volts, best way to deterine which wires are which
    
    Oh also has settings on the multimeter, usually for a car its 12 votls, settings sometimes hav 9 volts and then have say 20 volts, you would pick the 20 volt setting so it would detect anything below 20 volts to 9 volts
    
    all meters are different, just read the manual you get with them and it should help you determine what settings are what
    
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16. Jiish Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Manchester Posts: 180 VSX ^^

    #16 18th March 2009, 19:00

    Yeah use a multimeter before attempting to wire up, unless you know exactly what your doing. Pred told me to do this a while back unfortuantly ild already screwed the light up.
    learnt the hard way