boot light soloution

right now i didnt even know i had a light in my boot! lol. but was reading the annual service thing in the manual and turns out i do it just doesnt work, lol. so i used the trusty search function and found a few good posts, with a lot of info on them but unfortuantly no answers, lol. so i went head first and decided to figure this thing out so il explain how the system works then how i sorted it
first off all there is no plunger like traditional systems, the light is also not on a permanent live. two main switches to consider, both are really small and contained withing the boot latch, one you can get at the other you cant. these are both earthing switches (pic showing removable switch removed)
from what i gatherd what hapens is when you open boot both switches engage, the first sends a signal to computer to send power to light, you can test this with voltometer, second switch is for earthing the bulb, this has to work for bulb to operate, unfortuantly this is the one you cant get at
anyway there are several different reasons for failure, mainly these micro switches, the one main tool you will need is a voltometer!
remove the switch from boot latch and test red wire in the bulb holder with voltometer with switch engaged and disengaged and see if your getting 12V if so your problem lies with the earth of the bulb, the second switch that you cant access. if your not gettin 12V then you may have a problem with the diode placed in the wiring, this is located about 100mm from the light connection at rear arch (pic showing diode beside my now Lit boot light ) , this has been known to fail, you can check this by putting a voltometer at input and see if 12V if getting to the diode, if it isnt your problem lies with the fuse more than likely. if it is then test the output and make sure your getting a very similar reading, if this isnt the case then the diode is to blame. either replace them or wire accross to continue 12V feed, im not sure on the effects of this so look into that before you do. if the 12V feed is gettin to the bulb connections then it is more than likely the second micro earth switch. since you cant access this its a case of either replace boot latch or find a way to open it! i didnt wana do either so i figured that when boot is open both the connections must be on a complete earth to send signal to computer and to earth bulb so i figured it is possible to combine these so that only the one working switch is required. there is a connector about 150mm from the boot latch with three wires (pic showing this), these are responsible for both switches. simply bridge the white and the blue wire with a piece of extra wire and that should cure the problem(pic showing this) the insulate tape it so that it is secured in place and can not come in contact with anything else, also make sure you dont tape the whole thing so that it still clicks in to place (pic showing this), if it doesnt make sure the bulb is fine. if none of these cure the problem, both switches could be broke or not making contact, computer not sending signal or broken wiring. hope this helps anyone with this problem, ive a few pics of work in progress to show what im takin about so here you go. didnt know if this was worthy of a guide but its here anyway so good luck

Nice pics!
Make it into a guide if you can as people have problems with the boot light all the time