boot catch (light on dash )

fatty5000 · 17-05-2006, 16:57

due to further investigation of my amp problem i removed the boot catch for a ground point now i have the light on the dash showing that a door is open the light is on at all times i've removed the earth cable dropped the catch as low as it will go but the light remains
any ideas
sorry i've put bott instead of boot in the heading

fatty5000 · 17-05-2006, 17:00

does someone know how to remove this due to my retard spelling

Lummox · 17-05-2006, 17:37

Sounds like the switch has popped out of the catch.

fatty5000 · 17-05-2006, 17:48

would that be in the boot lid (orange thing) or under the catch somewhere

***ncarring*** · 17-05-2006, 22:07

You have a catch on your bott? Are you prone to the squitters?

PS a friendly mod can edit your thread title for you

**mannyo** · 17-05-2006, 22:44

thread title fixed.

for the light to illuminate there must be a short circuit, so check the connections to the catch and also the catch microswitch function.

Lummox · 17-05-2006, 23:01

Id say there is an open circuit rather than a short circuit.

I would think the switch has fallen out of the catch,

fatty5000 · 17-05-2006, 23:09

i cant see any switch is it under the catch or what it now seems intermittant like when ignition is on

why can't i just leave thing's alone

Lummox · 17-05-2006, 23:11

The switch is in the tailgate.

Lummox · 17-05-2006, 23:12

Have you tried moving the striker back up? You may have it to low so its not fully engaging.

fatty5000 · 17-05-2006, 23:12

as in the boot lid yeah i hav'nt touched that though

fatty5000 · 17-05-2006, 23:13

striker? the hook thing

Lummox · 17-05-2006, 23:14

Yeah, the hook thing.

fatty5000 · 17-05-2006, 23:16

sorry for being a bit dozy when i first did it back up the boot rattled so i pulled it all the way down so i suppose i need to find the happy medium then

Lummox · 17-05-2006, 23:17

I think you need to stop playing with things before you do some damage..lol

fatty5000 · 17-05-2006, 23:21

ah i'm not that bad i just don't know the name of thing s i've done my own major ice installs years ago but this poxy amp and sub will be the death of me

fatty5000 · 17-05-2006, 23:24

am i right in thinking tha the switch is inside the orange bit and ive got the striker down to low now for the switch to make contact
ill stop bothering you thanks for your help

Lummox · 17-05-2006, 23:25

Could well be.

Does the light go out if the flick the catch all the way around with a screwdriver?

fatty5000 · 17-05-2006, 23:32

i don't know i'll check in the morning thanks for your help dude do you work for in a dealers cos your all knowing (which is a good thing)

Lummox · 17-05-2006, 23:42

Aye, the logos in the sig are my work history for the last seven years. Currenty hold Skoda Master Tech but im working in a VW dealer now, but we do Skoda work as an authorised repairer.

fatty5000 · 17-05-2006, 23:45

kool my mate just started in audi's new place in cardiff he is going to learn master tech after years at toyota audi came looking for him so he should be handy when something explodes on my car

17-05-2006, 16:57	#1
fatty5000 Why So Serious Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: "What" ...What ain't no god damn country Posts: 5,562 Members Car: a car Thanks: 271 Thanked 201 Times in 182 Posts	boot catch (light on dash ) due to further investigation of my amp problem i removed the boot catch for a ground point now i have the light on the dash showing that a door is open the light is on at all times i've removed the earth cable dropped the catch as low as it will go but the light remains any ideas sorry i've put bott instead of boot in the heading Last edited by fatty5000; 17-05-2006 at 16:59.

17-05-2006, 17:00	#2
fatty5000 Why So Serious Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: "What" ...What ain't no god damn country Posts: 5,562 Members Car: a car Thanks: 271 Thanked 201 Times in 182 Posts	Re: bott catch (light on dash ) does someone know how to remove this due to my retard spelling

17-05-2006, 17:37	#3
Lummox Cupra Bush King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 22,458 Members Car: Mk2 Golf GTi 16v and building a 20VT MK2. Images: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 753 Times in 633 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) Sounds like the switch has popped out of the catch. __________________ www.unit18.co.uk Remapping Service now available, PM for details.

17-05-2006, 17:48	#4
fatty5000 Why So Serious Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: "What" ...What ain't no god damn country Posts: 5,562 Members Car: a car Thanks: 271 Thanked 201 Times in 182 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) would that be in the boot lid (orange thing) or under the catch somewhere

17-05-2006, 22:07	#5
*ncarring* Don't talk, drive! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The B roads of Britain Posts: 12,953 Members Car: 1983 Porsche 928S / 1972 MGB GT Thanks: 16 Thanked 94 Times in 77 Posts	Re: bott catch (light on dash ) You have a catch on your bott? Are you prone to the squitters? PS a friendly mod can edit your thread title for you __________________ Nick North Wiltshire RoADAR

17-05-2006, 22:44	#6
mannyo BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Stevenage Herts. Posts: 11,467 Members Car: Octavia 2.0 TDi Elegance Thanks: 58 Thanked 359 Times in 330 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) thread title fixed. for the light to illuminate there must be a short circuit, so check the connections to the catch and also the catch microswitch function. __________________ Manny 2005 Octavia 2.0TDi Elegance combi my skoda website http://www.octaviars.co.uk Join the briskoda.net folding team click Here for more info

17-05-2006, 23:01	#7
Lummox Cupra Bush King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 22,458 Members Car: Mk2 Golf GTi 16v and building a 20VT MK2. Images: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 753 Times in 633 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) Id say there is an open circuit rather than a short circuit. I would think the switch has fallen out of the catch, __________________ www.unit18.co.uk Remapping Service now available, PM for details.

17-05-2006, 23:09	#8
fatty5000 Why So Serious Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: "What" ...What ain't no god damn country Posts: 5,562 Members Car: a car Thanks: 271 Thanked 201 Times in 182 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) i cant see any switch is it under the catch or what it now seems intermittant like when ignition is on why can't i just leave thing's alone

17-05-2006, 23:11	#9
Lummox Cupra Bush King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 22,458 Members Car: Mk2 Golf GTi 16v and building a 20VT MK2. Images: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 753 Times in 633 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) The switch is in the tailgate. __________________ www.unit18.co.uk Remapping Service now available, PM for details.

17-05-2006, 23:12	#10
Lummox Cupra Bush King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 22,458 Members Car: Mk2 Golf GTi 16v and building a 20VT MK2. Images: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 753 Times in 633 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) Have you tried moving the striker back up? You may have it to low so its not fully engaging. __________________ www.unit18.co.uk Remapping Service now available, PM for details.

17-05-2006, 23:12	#11
fatty5000 Why So Serious Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: "What" ...What ain't no god damn country Posts: 5,562 Members Car: a car Thanks: 271 Thanked 201 Times in 182 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) as in the boot lid yeah i hav'nt touched that though

17-05-2006, 23:13	#12
fatty5000 Why So Serious Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: "What" ...What ain't no god damn country Posts: 5,562 Members Car: a car Thanks: 271 Thanked 201 Times in 182 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) striker? the hook thing

17-05-2006, 23:14	#13
Lummox Cupra Bush King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 22,458 Members Car: Mk2 Golf GTi 16v and building a 20VT MK2. Images: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 753 Times in 633 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) Yeah, the hook thing. __________________ www.unit18.co.uk Remapping Service now available, PM for details.

17-05-2006, 23:16	#14
fatty5000 Why So Serious Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: "What" ...What ain't no god damn country Posts: 5,562 Members Car: a car Thanks: 271 Thanked 201 Times in 182 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) sorry for being a bit dozy when i first did it back up the boot rattled so i pulled it all the way down so i suppose i need to find the happy medium then

17-05-2006, 23:17	#15
Lummox Cupra Bush King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 22,458 Members Car: Mk2 Golf GTi 16v and building a 20VT MK2. Images: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 753 Times in 633 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) I think you need to stop playing with things before you do some damage..lol __________________ www.unit18.co.uk Remapping Service now available, PM for details.

17-05-2006, 23:21	#16
fatty5000 Why So Serious Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: "What" ...What ain't no god damn country Posts: 5,562 Members Car: a car Thanks: 271 Thanked 201 Times in 182 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) ah i'm not that bad i just don't know the name of thing s i've done my own major ice installs years ago but this poxy amp and sub will be the death of me

17-05-2006, 23:24	#17
fatty5000 Why So Serious Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: "What" ...What ain't no god damn country Posts: 5,562 Members Car: a car Thanks: 271 Thanked 201 Times in 182 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) am i right in thinking tha the switch is inside the orange bit and ive got the striker down to low now for the switch to make contact ill stop bothering you thanks for your help Last edited by fatty5000; 17-05-2006 at 23:27.

17-05-2006, 23:25	#18
Lummox Cupra Bush King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 22,458 Members Car: Mk2 Golf GTi 16v and building a 20VT MK2. Images: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 753 Times in 633 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) Could well be. Does the light go out if the flick the catch all the way around with a screwdriver? __________________ www.unit18.co.uk Remapping Service now available, PM for details.

17-05-2006, 23:32	#19
fatty5000 Why So Serious Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: "What" ...What ain't no god damn country Posts: 5,562 Members Car: a car Thanks: 271 Thanked 201 Times in 182 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) i don't know i'll check in the morning thanks for your help dude do you work for in a dealers cos your all knowing (which is a good thing)

17-05-2006, 23:42	#20
Lummox Cupra Bush King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 22,458 Members Car: Mk2 Golf GTi 16v and building a 20VT MK2. Images: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 753 Times in 633 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) Aye, the logos in the sig are my work history for the last seven years. Currenty hold Skoda Master Tech but im working in a VW dealer now, but we do Skoda work as an authorised repairer. __________________ www.unit18.co.uk Remapping Service now available, PM for details.

17-05-2006, 23:45	#21
fatty5000 Why So Serious Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: "What" ...What ain't no god damn country Posts: 5,562 Members Car: a car Thanks: 271 Thanked 201 Times in 182 Posts	Re: boot catch (light on dash ) kool my mate just started in audi's new place in cardiff he is going to learn master tech after years at toyota audi came looking for him so he should be handy when something explodes on my car

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