Interior light

[skyblueads]

My courtesy light now only works when the driver's door is opened, I'm sure it should work when any of the doors open, I've looked for the little pin switches like I used to have on my Minis, but can't find them, anybody know why they've packed up and how to sort them?

[Maxfly]

they are a slightly different pin to other cars i have had. They are situated on the b pillar and are like a wee slider:) Could be corroded inside or similiar but are cheap enough to buy:)

[skyblueads]

Cool, thanks mate. Should it also work on the rear doors, too?

[Maxfly]

Cool, thanks mate. Should it also work on the rear doors, too?

now you got me thinking......i don't think so, sure the rear doors have seperate switches?!?!:)

[skyblueads]

I can't remember if when you open the rear doors the interior light came on? I know it doesn't now.

[Maxfly]

just nipped oot and checked mine, there are seperate rear switches for the rear doors and mine comes on when i open the rears:)

[skyblueads]

Thanks mate, I'll take a look then when I get my car back.

[KevG]

The pin switches are near the latch on the B pillar and on the C/D pillar of the door apertures

RImmer Bros. have stock P/N: YUE100570 £8.05ea

Also Viking Garages have them

David Haynes/ Paul Somerville
Viking Garages Ltd
Unit 9c Herald Industrial Estate
Herald Road
Hedge End
Southampton
SO30 2JW
£7.46
Telephone 01489 775408

http://i7.ebayimg.com/08/i/001/2e/93/9e5d_12.JPG

[Supercharged_Z]

what they all said above... they break if you slam doors lol

[talkingcars]

When you find the switches take them out and make sure that the light comes on if you ground the lead, if they do it is the switch, clean up the contacts and test. If they don't it is something more serious.

[skyblueads]

I've swapped the front switches over so the passenger side is now on the drivers side, so there's no problem with the switch. I guess the next job is to take the switches off and clean everything up? It's p'ing down now so I've jacked it in for tonight.

I'm wondering if I should lop off the old connectors, touch the lead to ground and see if it works and then put new ones on if that works?

[skyblueads]

Right, I've removed and replaced the connection to the passenger side switch and it still doesn't work when the passenger door is opened. Nothing happened when I grounded the wire, either.

Hmm. Help?