glove box light short
So it seems i have managed to short my glove box light while crimping some leds into it. I tried testing differant bulbs in the socket and testing it with a test light to no avail. Checked all fuses in cabin and engine bay aswell. Headlights and cig light come on fine, which i believe are on the same cicuit? Was wondering how i would go about fixing this/replacing the wiring to the glove box? Or what else i might have missed to check for.
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Does your trunk light come on?
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Yes sir
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Usually glove box lights have a switch in line that turns them on when the glove box is open......not sure how it works on the 8....but something is likely up with that ;)
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I believe the 8s glove bix light is set up to turn on when the headlights are, atleast on the series 1.
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It is, it's also in parallel with the trunk light so it's probably not shorted. Is it possible that the light holder is broken?
What were you crimping? |
If its parallel with the trunk light, why would the trunk light come on without the headlights on. But not vice versa? I have some doubt that its the socket as i tested the wire where i crimped it at.
I was crimping two led strips for footwell lighting, four total. My initial thought was maybe that was to much. As they randomly just went out as i was about to mount one. But if so it should have blown a fuse, right? But on the other hand it was more likely that the positive and negative wires touched momentarily as the tape slipped off. So, ya.....fail |
Did you find out how to fix it as I am in a similar position (I was going something and to cut a very long story short I shorted it also)
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