Technical Rear Boot lamp
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Technical Rear Boot lamp
And as if by magic mine stopped working tonight but..... The boot open message worked put wire from pin 1 to boot catch peg ( bare metal). And light came on.... Flushed boot lock with contact cleaner and worked the mechanism and it came on again
If only mine were that easy.
I deluged the plug and socket in electrical cleaner to no avail.
I then discovered the "Open Boot" lamp on the dash doesnt come on - well since I purchased the Evo back in July I never knew the warning even existed.
Now with the plug removed on the lock assembly, I looked for an earth potential on both pins ( lamp and warning ) on the boot assembly ( not the plug)- nowt
With the boot open of course.
Now if I earth the relevant sockets on the cable plug both the lamp and warning light come on !
ie the boot lock is faulty
Looking on Ebay and my local Fiat dealer this is going to set me back about £28 - £30
I deluged the plug and socket in electrical cleaner to no avail.
I then discovered the "Open Boot" lamp on the dash doesnt come on - well since I purchased the Evo back in July I never knew the warning even existed.
Now with the plug removed on the lock assembly, I looked for an earth potential on both pins ( lamp and warning ) on the boot assembly ( not the plug)- nowt
With the boot open of course.
Now if I earth the relevant sockets on the cable plug both the lamp and warning light come on !
ie the boot lock is faulty
Looking on Ebay and my local Fiat dealer this is going to set me back about £28 - £30
Forget about spending a fortune on a new lock
Purchased a new door switch (same as on the original Minis)from Ebay for 99p
Mount it on the bottom left corner of boot bodywork where the lid comes down with a rubber bush
All the light requires is an earth on the wire that goes to the lock
Easy eh !
Purchased a new door switch (same as on the original Minis)from Ebay for 99p
Mount it on the bottom left corner of boot bodywork where the lid comes down with a rubber bush
All the light requires is an earth on the wire that goes to the lock
Easy eh !
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and how long this will work ? without any water protection on the switch...
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Yes sorry, for me the switch look crappy on the pic...
It's not pretty to add a old switch this way on a beautiful Punto
My apologies for this "hard" comment...
But if its waterproof it will work long time, hope long long time
It's not pretty to add a old switch this way on a beautiful Punto
My apologies for this "hard" comment...
But if its waterproof it will work long time, hope long long time
