Boot light mod

[Sweety]

One thing i've always hated about the T2 is that you can't switch off the boot light when the back door is open & the only way around it is to keep removing the bulb which I do when we are away camping as we often have the back door open:augie So the only way around it apart from taking out the bulb is to fit a switch some how, popped into maplin's & had a good look through all the switches they had & bought a ultra miniature toggle switch for £2.39:thumb2 Drilled a small hole in the light cover for the switch to fit through & then made up a little patch lead with a female spade connector to fit onto the light & another with a male spade connector to plug into one of the plugs on the light wiring:augie

 

[Sweety]

Light on as normal:augie

 

[Sweety]

After flicking the switch the light go's off

 

[Banshee]

Mine has a nice brilliant white bulb in and a switch so nerrrrrrrr :lol

 

[Sweety]

Mine has a nice brilliant white bulb in and a switch so nerrrrrrrr :lol

:lol bulb for the boot light is getting changed over to LED

 

[AlexD333]

Infact I believed I had this problem, but after 10 mins the light does indeed go out, with the doors open or not (tried and tested)
I wonder if Nissan made a mend to this on the slightly later models perhaps? or some sort of timer?

I am also LED light too :thumb2

 

[Sweety]

Mines younger than yours Alex & never noticed the light ever going out if a door is left open but even if it does it's nice to be able to over ride it

 

[trophymick]

Interior lights do go out when doors are left open, but it seems to take forever!:augie

I fitted leds to mine for a crisper light, but I do like your switch.:thumb2

 

[Sweety]

Interior lights do go out when doors are left open, but it seems to take forever!:augie

I fitted leds to mine for a crisper light, but I do like your switch.:thumb2

Cheers Must never have waited long enough or noticed them going out but as I said when away camping door either gets left open for a while or opened several times a day & each time the lights come on it'll put a slight drain on the battery as the motor can go days without being started. Might seem pointless to some but at least I now have the option

 

[61jason61]

i'm sure i've switched mine off, do the earlier fords have a dual switch like front, on off on/door open?

gonna check when i go hay the ponies up

couldn't wait, just been over, i see where your're going with it now. I don't have that light, just a blanking panel. I've got the two main interior lights only.

 

[micktheshed]

Must get one of these switches!
Resorted to taking bulb out within months of buying Terrano mainly because light stayed on too long and proved annoying when driving.

 

[firebobby]

I have LED's fitted

 

[Mobieus_uk]

for 2.39 you could have bought a led bulb to fit and it being on would never matter due to the much lower power consumption,
still a nice neat job of fitting the switch though

 

[Sweety]

My LED bulbs should be here within a month (coming from Hong Kong:lol) was out tonight & it was nice not having the boot lit up as well as the cabin & helps stop passing prying eyes looking in to my boot when a door is open as I have my parcel shelf fold back 1/2 way most of the time & the sub box isn't lit up

 

[AlexD333]

Now there's a question, do they come with parcel shelves as standard? I don't have one :nenau

 

[firebobby]

Now there's a question, do they come with parcel shelves as standard? I don't have one :nenau

Yeah, the parcel shelf forms part of the circuit :thumbs

 

[Sweety]

Now there's a question, do they come with parcel shelves as standard? I don't have one :nenau

Yes they do most had a roller blind type but the later ones got a folding one which is like q normal car parcel shelf & found with it folded out over the boot reduces quite a bit of road noise

 

[firebobby]

I would have thought that Alex's would be the folding type like mine, my 2001 had the roller type

 

[Paff]

Two Q's

1) What type and where do you get the LED bulbs for the interior lights? Are they all the same? Part #'s would be helpful :thumb2

2) I want a cover for the rear load area. (got let down on the one I WAS getting).

 

[Sweety]

The front map lights above the rear view mirror are 501's, the center roof light is a 42mm feaston bulb & the rear roof light in the boot & number plate bulbs are all 36mm feaston bulbs:thumbs If you are wanting to go the LED route go for the SMD type as they are much brighter:augie