How does the trunk light go on?

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Al J

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I see a bulb there, but for the life of me, I can't see an off/on switch or a plunger switch that puts it on automatically when the trunk opens.
It's a 'vert. Any ideas?

 

HISSIN50

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Mine does not come on till the trunk is all the way open, so I dont think it is a mercury switch, but rather a pin switch. I have no clue where it is though. Good luck and bump.

 

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I always wondered how the hood light turns on.

 

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The tilt switch is part of the bulb holder. If you remove it from the trunk, you can tilt it and see.

Rick

 

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humm not sure if my trunk light ever worked guess i'll have to look into tha someday. Man a hood light would be nice at times lol

 

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Rick, great info.

MM, why dont you have a hood light? Or do we not want to know what happened to it. J/K.

 

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So there is no on-off switch, just a "tilt" switch which is apparently inoperative in my car.
Zat it?

 

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i guess wen thay put the first aftermarket hood on they removed all that cause i've never had one

 

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We're talking 'vert trunk (at least I am)---not hood--which, while we're at it, has an automatic plunger off/on switch.

 

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we've been talking about both lol

 

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rockin_rick said:

The tilt switch is part of the bulb holder. If you remove it from the trunk, you can tilt it and see.

Rick

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Ditto. It's the same as the light under the hood. Check your bulb too. Peace

 

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kenmore engineering is what makes the lights go on duh!