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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: AndyStephens on 15 April 2009, 22:50
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Will a bulb like this go in the boot light? Mine has gone and I fancied a change of colour, just no idea what bulb i need!
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Thanks
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The bootlight uses the same bulbs as the side repeaters,i had an amber bulb in for a while :grin:
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well it seems that my problem is more complex. i put my bluevision sidelights in today and put BOTH of my old sidelight bulbs in the bootlight - nothing...
What could've gone wrong arrr. I dont even have a plug in the boot to fit a cold cathode or something instead. Poo
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Sounds like the micro swith in the lock is goosed, my boot light dont work, it used to if i flicked the boot lacth around the light would flick on and off.
Use a torch. :tongue:
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well it seems that my problem is more complex. i put my bluevision sidelights in today and put BOTH of my old sidelight bulbs in the bootlight - nothing...
What could've gone wrong arrr. I dont even have a plug in the boot to fit a cold cathode or something instead. Poo
did you switch them round? (positive and negative)
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err you've thrown me off there i know nothing about...well much to do with cars anyways lol. what do you mean? I tried both of my old sidelight bulbs but nothing. i had assumed my old bulb had gone (but its never a bloody simple problem is it!)
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err you've thrown me off there i know nothing about...well much to do with cars anyways lol. what do you mean? I tried both of my old sidelight bulbs but nothing. i had assumed my old bulb had gone (but its never a bloody simple problem is it!)
As said it will be the microswitch :smiley:
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i dont know who you was replying to but theres a positive and negative on the bulbs. if it don't work when you push it in. try turning the bulb around so the connectors are a different way (make sense?)
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ah okay thanks, will try that in the morning. and if thats not happening then it probably is the microswitch :/
thanks a lot guys
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ok i just went out using my trusty vw cigarette lighter torch and swapped the bulb around a couple of times, opened and closed the boot each time and nothing :( gutted.
take it its gonna be more money than its worth to get the damn thing working then lol
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i dont know who you was replying to but theres a positive and negative on the bulbs. if it don't work when you push it in. try turning the bulb around so the connectors are a different way (make sense?)
Erm there is no positive or negative on bulbs...... :huh: (only leds)
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i dont know who you was replying to but theres a positive and negative on the bulbs. if it don't work when you push it in. try turning the bulb around so the connectors are a different way (make sense?)
Erm there is no positive or negative on bulbs...... :huh: (only leds)
thats true :grin:
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i dont know who you was replying to but theres a positive and negative on the bulbs. if it don't work when you push it in. try turning the bulb around so the connectors are a different way (make sense?)
Erm there is no positive or negative on bulbs...... :huh: (only leds)
thats true :grin:
lol. i use LED's too much lol, He wants LED's anyway so its handy for him to know! :grin:
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so i've been reading around :D
And it seems a bit coincidental that my rear washer is acting up and my bootlight also doesnt work.
it seems common cause of the bootlight going is the washer jet thingie leaking into it. So i assume the microswitch is in the bootlid?
Anyone know how the hell you get the bootlid cover off? I've taken the two screws in the handles out and yanked like crazy but nothing. Is there something i'm missing or a nack to it??
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Anyone know how the hell you get the bootlid cover off? I've taken the two screws in the handles out and yanked like crazy but nothing. Is there something i'm missing or a nack to it??
need to try and lever someting under one corner to release a clip and then work your way around it from there
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ok, is it very easy to break said clips :S
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ok, is it very easy to break said clips :S
not sure never done it myself - i presume they are like the door card ones in which case yes they can break quite easily
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ok, thanks a lot. I suppose if i give it a try and break any it will still go back on as the screws will hold it in place...
*blatantly going to break my car*
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You'll be fine - just take your time. I think its unlikely you will break every clip!
When I removed mine, I broke one clip, but like you said, it goes back on fine (except that broken clip is now rattling around on the inside of the plastic trim every time I open my boot!!!)
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Yeah Stronz i,ve did that. Only rattles when you open the boot.
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was wondering what the rattle in my boot was....