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 Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:23 am |
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Joined: Dec 16, 2010
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Ok so, the day started with me taking a trip to pug to pick up a glovebox light and switch as my car already has the wireing behind the glovebox ready to install. The 1hr 30 min round trip went great, I sucessfully aquired both parts 
got home, removed the standard bulb and fitted an LED one, disconnected the battery and fitted both parts, reconnected the battery and nothing  . Ok i thought, must be the LED in the wrong way around. Disconnected the battery again and swapped the LED round. Reconnected and nothing messed around with the switch and the light fixture for a couple of hours, tested the switch, works fine, tested the light, works fine.
Finally came to the conclusion that maybe it wasnt wired up at the other end?
put the key in the ignition to do my window up because its just started raining and WOOAH it lit up 
Why didnt I think of that about 3 hours ago lol, of course it wont work without the key in, or a open glovebox could flatten the battery!
Still bloody annoying that I didnt think about that hours ago though 
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Last edited by MrrNoName on Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:36 am; edited 2 times in total
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:27 am |
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Lack of common sense...oh dear 
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:36 am |
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Joined: Feb 11, 2010
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:37 am |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010
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Location: Brighton
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It seems more productive then my day tbh!!
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:47 am |
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Joined: Feb 12, 2010
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Location: Partying with the Info Shufflers
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:21 am |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2010
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Location: exhall, bedworth, coventry
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:31 am |
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Isn't it satisfying when you fault find though
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:54 am |
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You're not the first to think the light wasn't working and then found out it only works with the ignition on. A quick search would throw up this, and the problem would have been sorted in 5 minutes.
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:35 pm |
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Don't worry I do stupid things like this that waste my time unnecessarily on a daily basis! lol
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:31 pm |
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Joined: Apr 14, 2010
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Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Haha I've done loads like this before!
I had to go and help a mate yesterday because he'd jacked the car up without loosening the wheel bolts first and couldnt work out how to press the brakes and undo the wheel nut at the same time...
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:35 pm |
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LOLLAGE
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:45 pm |
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i did this with my HID's it wasn't until about attempt 5 of removing them i turned the engine on lol
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:52 pm |
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At least you didn't pull your drive shaft out while changing the wishbone I think the circlip has fallen inside the diff.
I got a glove box light and switch from a scrap yard and found I didn't have the wires so I never bothered putting it in.
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:57 pm |
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| MrrNoName wrote: |
Ok so, the day started with me taking a trip to pug to pick up a glovebox light and switch as my car already has the wireing behind the glovebox ready to install. The 1hr 30 min round trip went great, I sucessfully aquired both parts
got home, removed the standard bulb and fitted an LED one, disconnected the battery and fitted both parts, reconnected the battery and nothing . Ok i thought, must be the LED in the wrong way around. Disconnected the battery again and swapped the LED round. Reconnected and nothing messed around with the switch and the light fixture for a couple of hours, tested the switch, works fine, tested the light, works fine.
Finally came to the conclusion that maybe it wasnt wired up at the other end?
put the key in the ignition to do my window up because its just started raining and WOOAH it lit up
Why didnt I think of that about 3 hours ago lol, of course it wont work without the key in, or a open glovebox could flatten the battery!
Still bloody annoying that I didnt think about that hours ago though |
The funny thing is i made the same mistake only 2 weeks ago! i put my problem in the problem section and someone explained to me (put the keys in ignition and see what happens) lol! funny issues!
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