Hood Light switch bad= dead battery
07-27-2009, 05:48 PM
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Hood Light switch bad= dead battery
New Battery,new alternator,battery kept dieing. The hood light stayed on do to a bad switch when hood closed. Result dead battery.
07-27-2009, 06:12 PM
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Crap! I forgot to disconnect mine last night! I'll bet my batteries dead too!
07-28-2009, 12:33 AM
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I thought the hood light is downstream of the panel lights and only activates with the headlights or running lights on? That's how mine works.
07-28-2009, 02:08 AM
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nope. Mine works all the time.
07-28-2009, 11:38 PM
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This seems to be a common issue. Mine stays on all the time also, so I disconnect the plug and I've been trying to find a solution ever since.
07-29-2009, 12:34 AM
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It must be a 968 'improvement' they made over the 944
07-30-2009, 06:04 PM
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If killing the battery is an "improvement" then yes
08-01-2009, 09:31 AM
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A new switch? Would that do it?
08-01-2009, 01:24 PM
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Yes, the switch is also part of the alarm system, IIRC
Though I have taken out the bulb anyway
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07-27-2009, 05:48 PM
Hood Light switch bad= dead battery
