dousing my hood convenience lights
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I'm detailing the areas around the front and rear hoods but don't want the battery being sucked 'dry' by the hood convenience lights from overnight sessions of leaving the hoods up.
A) Where are the front and back contact switches? (photos would be fantastic if ya got 'em!)
B) How do you take those brittle-looking convenience light covers off in one piece? Suggested tools or tricks?I tried opening up the light recepticle to take the bulb out, but those light covers look stoutly tabbed in place and *brittle*.
And I tried finding the circuit switches (microswitch?, grounding switch? what??
) but no luck...
So, for the front I've been merely unhooking the wire connection on the hood's right electrical lead.
Tried finding its twin in the rear -- no luck, there.
Thanks, all!
A) Where are the front and back contact switches? (photos would be fantastic if ya got 'em!)
B) How do you take those brittle-looking convenience light covers off in one piece? Suggested tools or tricks?
And I tried finding the circuit switches (microswitch?, grounding switch? what??
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So, for the front I've been merely unhooking the wire connection on the hood's right electrical lead.
Tried finding its twin in the rear -- no luck, there.
Thanks, all!
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I just took the bulb out of the receptacle when I leave the engine cover open (and I noticed my wrench does the same thing last time I had it in). I also disconnect the wire lead at the front right as you have been doing -- just leave it disconnected, the light is pretty useless anyway.
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Originally Posted by Marc Shaw
I just took the bulb out of the receptacle when I leave the engine cover open (and I noticed my wrench does the same thing last time I had it in). I also disconnect the wire lead at the front right as you have been doing -- just leave it disconnected, the light is pretty useless anyway.
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How do ya pop those light covers?
As I'd mentioned, they look like Grade-A candidates for breakage if not pried open *juuuuust* right.
And what tool to do that? (My fingertips/fingernail pretty much gave up the ghost trying to do the job.
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A screwdriver tip looked like it would mar up the underlying paint AND break the plastic...
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Thoughts? Techniques?
And thanks, Casey! -- I'll go engine bay diving to find that connector.
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There's a fuse that contains the circuit for these lights as well as interior lights (I don't know what else is on that circuit). I can't remember which fuse and I'm at work right now without my books or car. The previous owner of my car had that fuse removed for the same reason (didn't want to run down the battery). I've since replaced the fuse since I don't leave the hood up very often.
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Fuse #11 I believe - Also kills the clock and interior lights as well as lights in the hood areas.