Clio bulb help!

[plymcl172]

Is the bulb on the boot light the same as the one in the glovebox???

 

[1812lsd]

Try this:

Edit: just noticed it doesn't reference the glove box light.

 

[plymcl172]

can someone answer this please many thanks

 

[edde]

I think so but Halfords have a book telling you or else easy enough to remove the coveres and check

 

[1812lsd]

Yes they are both the same, I have just checked mine.

 

[plymcl172]

many thanks ! :approve:

 

[SimonR.]

Yeah it is. I have a couple of coloured led ones if you want them

 

[plymcl172]

Yeah it is. I have a couple of coloured led ones if you want them

yeah sure that would be great

 

[Chapster5]

Yeah it is. I have a couple of coloured led ones if you want them

:O how much

 

[SimonR.]

Just postage I'll dig em out tomorrow

 

[morgam23]

tell me something, you all checked the wires?
I just checked mines. The one in the boot has three wires where as mines in the glove box has only two wires. The light isnt lighting at all.
Can someone help?

 

[edde]

3 wires are you sure?

 

[morgam23]

3 wires are you sure?

Yeah edde, there are three wires. Two wires going into one slot,one going into another (for the connector in the boot).
The connector in the glove box has one wire each going into the two slots.

 

[Chapster5]

One will be constant live and the other wire a switch live (activated when a switch is triggered the switch is one of your doors) the other wire on its own is negative. My boot bulb is activated by my driver door.

Nick

 

[morgam23]

is there anyway to get the glove box light to come on when the glove box door opens?

 

[Chapster5]

You would have to wire in a depression switch into the glove box surround so when the glove box door closes it pushes the switch in and breaks the circuit. If the glove box bulb only has 2 wires you would cut the live and connect the circuit with the depression switch in between the live. The live normally goes to the center of the bulb holder and the negative (ground) goes the the outside of the holder (touches the edge of the bulb when the bulb is in the holder) live touches the base (center of the bulb).

Ill draw you up a diagram if you like mate.

Nick

One of these will do you mate

http://www.maplin.co.uk/push-to-break-2494

Push to break switch, when you close your glove box the door will push against the switch breaking the circuit so the bulb goes out. When the door is open the circuit reconnects.

 

[Chapster5]

If it helps an EXTRMELEY crude paint job... on a netbook lol




Nick

 

[morgam23]

thanks Chapster5.
One question though. Will the switch and wiring out of a 172 replace this?

 

[Chapster5]

I'm not sure I don't know what switches are used in the different car mate lol

If its a depression switch and will make something like that circuit it should

Nick