Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 16:07:56 +0000 (UTC) From: "Andrew" <quietnospamnothere.com> Subject: Re: faulty boot (trunk) light switch
hmm... should of though of this before .... but by peeping through the ski flap I can see into the boot area with the boot shut... seem with the switch at the bottom ... what I though was permanent "on" is really "on" only when the lid is open... so there must be a contact elsewhere... not sure what purpose the mid switch position serves, if any? I guess to be safe I could always switch it off and only switch on manually... but as my hands are usually full, having it on auto on/off is the most convenient? Andrew Andrew wrote: > 1996 saab 9000 cd ... > boot (trunk) light stopped working ... assumed it was failed bulb ... > but when I took it apart it had completely corroded terminal white > wire attached to... > > got a spare second-hand light unit... but now can't work out what the > 3 positions on the > switch are supposed to do... > looking from front with switch on left hand side (seems unit can be > mounted either way)... > it seem switch up is off, down is on... > but in the middle position it seems unsure... there is a metal > contact on the switch which is > a bit loose and is intermittent - with boot open its on if it makes > contact with the > "white wire terminal" else off > .... > which position should switch be in for light to be on only when boot > is open? > I would have though mid position... but this doesn't reliably work on > my switch... > looking at the switch contact itself, I can't figure out how it knows > when the boot is open? > is there a contact switch elsewhere... and I should switch the light > unit to the bottom "on" > position... and maybe the light will be switch off by another contact > switch?? > > Hope this makes sense ... I've lost the owners handbook ... and with > it being winter I'd like this > switch to work ... but don't want a flat battery! > Andrew
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