Front door courtesy/warning lights

Clive618 · 04-03-2007, 13:46

Is there any (easy) way of rigging the door courtesy lamps so they can be switched off? The interior lamps and boot lamp are supposed to turn off automatically after about 30 minutes according to the handbook (and the interior lights are switchable anyway of course) but the door lamps go on until the battery goes flat - really useful if you're working on the interior and need to leave the doors open for an extended period of time!

TommyC · 04-03-2007, 15:39

Lens cap off, bulb/s out????

Bigw2069 · 04-03-2007, 16:21

I've left the interior light on for 48hrs before and the car started no problem, so it would take a while to run the battery down, but you could try taping the door switch in the closed position?

fletch555 · 04-03-2007, 16:37

Or take the fuse out....???

Clive618 · 04-03-2007, 20:13

Yes, taking the fuse out is the obvious one, thanks for that, never occured to me. doh! There isn't a conventional door switch to tape shut on cars with cental locking, I think the switch is somewhere in the door lock. Probably being a bit over cautious anyway, reassuring to know there's a good safety margin in the battery.

04-03-2007, 13:46	#1
Clive618 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 66 Members Car: Fabia 1.9 PD TDi Elegance Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Front door courtesy/warning lights Is there any (easy) way of rigging the door courtesy lamps so they can be switched off? The interior lamps and boot lamp are supposed to turn off automatically after about 30 minutes according to the handbook (and the interior lights are switchable anyway of course) but the door lamps go on until the battery goes flat - really useful if you're working on the interior and need to leave the doors open for an extended period of time!

04-03-2007, 15:39	#2
TommyC Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: south east Posts: 407 Members Car: Black Magic 54 plate vRS Thanks: 2 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Front door courtesy/warning lights Lens cap off, bulb/s out???? __________________ WARNING : Jelly is not porous!! What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers? Mechanical engineers build weapons and civil engineers build targets.

04-03-2007, 16:21	#3
Bigw2069 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rosyth,Scotland Posts: 5,825 Members Car: Noddy Car Images: 2 Thanks: 214 Thanked 253 Times in 212 Posts	Re: Front door courtesy/warning lights I've left the interior light on for 48hrs before and the car started no problem, so it would take a while to run the battery down, but you could try taping the door switch in the closed position? __________________

04-03-2007, 16:37	#4
fletch555 Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 550 Members Car: '04 Red Fabia vRS Thanks: 24 Thanked 24 Times in 23 Posts	Re: Front door courtesy/warning lights Or take the fuse out....??? __________________

04-03-2007, 20:13	#5
Clive618 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 66 Members Car: Fabia 1.9 PD TDi Elegance Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Front door courtesy/warning lights Yes, taking the fuse out is the obvious one, thanks for that, never occured to me. doh! There isn't a conventional door switch to tape shut on cars with cental locking, I think the switch is somewhere in the door lock. Probably being a bit over cautious anyway, reassuring to know there's a good safety margin in the battery.

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