Trunk Lamp

Adam706

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i can not get my luggage/cargo lamp to work... tested with a new bulb, all fuses are good, all other lights work. when i open the trunk there's nothing. i'm hoping some of you guys have other things i can check. like is there some kind of switch when the trunk is opened? thanks, Adam

 

HISSIN50

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Check in/out continuity at the tilt switch in the trunk lid.

 

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yukisho

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I had the same problem. There is a switch like thing. Mine was bad. Now my trunk latch has stopped working lol.

 

toyman

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The switch while normally not serviceable might be fixable. Mine was stuck in the on mode and was the source for a drain on the battery. Carefully drill out the rivit then carefully open up the switch. Clean all the parts with electrical contact cleaner and reassemble. I couldn't find a rivit long enough so I used a small bolt and nut to hold everything together. It's been working fine since the repair. I did this as the replacement switch was either no longer available or very pricey.

 

Adam706

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where's this tilt switch at? is that the little black box near the latch release?

 

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yukisho

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What I did was go to a junk yard, barter with them about the cost or find a smashed one, and use a grinder and cu the switch out, then weld it to yours(cut yours out too).

 

Adam706

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crap i might as well just straight wire and throw in the on/off switch.. lol

 

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yukisho

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Would be a great idea. I thought of doing that and adding more lights in the deeper part of the trunk since the one light doesn't light the whole trunk up. That may be my next project.

 

HISSIN50

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It would be easy to retrofit a mercury switch or use a pin switch. A master on/off switch is a good idea if one fears the new switch might stay on due to lack of adjustment.

 

Adam706

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well i opened the tilt switch and cleaned it with DeoxIT. now it works, around 90%..
sometimes i have to tap on it. well that's better than not working at all. lol
i wired up 2 x 3watts luxeon LED's i had laying around. took a piece of aluminum
angle polished it up and mounted the resistor and LED's to it.
i'll try to get a pic if yall want to check it out.

 

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yukisho

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Yeah get some pictures up. Planning on doing this next weekend.

 

toyman

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Adam706 said:

where's this tilt switch at? is that the little black box near the latch release?

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That's it.

 

Adam706

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here some cell phone pics

 

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toyman

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Adam706 said:

here some cell phone pics

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WOW, that's quite different than mine.

Apologize forthe fuzziness.

 

Adam706

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toyman said:

WOW, that's quite different than mine.

Apologize forthe fuzziness.

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oh lol.. i got my tilt switch fixed up.. i was posting pics of the LED's i mounted in the trunk for my cargo/luggage light.